Our Results
We track 600 goals each year and are constantly gathering data and reviewing our results to ensure that our kids stay on track toward the ultimate goal—college graduation.
861
HCZ students in college
6059
Baby College® graduates since 2000
97%
college acceptance rate across programs in 2017
13447
youth ages 0-23 served in 2017
9000
youth across HCZ participating in Healthy Harlem fitness and nutrition program
1204
families have stayed stable and avoided foster care with the help of the Family Support Center since 2010
100%
of Pre-K Gems® tested school-ready in 2017
1200000
healthy, nutritious student meals prepared by HCZ Food Services in 2017
484
U. S. and 175 international visitors have visited the Practitioners Institute since 2005
4700000
dollars in refunds to 2,985 local families through HCZ’s free tax preparation program in 2017
27573
children and adults served in 2017
14126
adults served in 2017
8027
K-12 students in traditional public schools served through in-school and after-school programs in 2016
135000
square-foot, state-of-the-art K-12 school building opened in the heart of the St. Nicholas housing development
88%
of funding goes directly to programming
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Accolades

  • “An all-encompassing, all-hands-on-deck, anti-poverty effort that is literally saving a generation of children.”

    “An all-encompassing, all-hands-on-deck, anti-poverty effort that is literally saving a generation of children.”

    — President Barack Obama

  • “An organization that has set out to prove that poor, black children can and do succeed.”

    “An organization that has set out to prove that poor, black children can and do succeed.”

    — Oprah Winfrey

  • “If you volunteer or give money to the Harlem Children’s Zone, you know you will get a high rate of return.”

    “If you volunteer or give money to the Harlem Children’s Zone, you know you will get a high rate of return.”

    — President Bill Clinton

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