Founded in 1970, Harlem Children's Zone, Inc. is a pioneering, non-profit, community-based organization that works to enhance the quality of life for children and families in some of New York City's most devastated neighborhoods. Formerly known as Rheedlen Centers for Children and Families, HCZ Inc.'s centers serve more than 13,000 children and adults, including over 9,500 at-risk children. The emphasis of our work is not just on education, social service and recreation, but on rebuilding the very fabric of community life. The Children's Zone intentionally develops programs where other agencies are not located and poor children and families have no one, or even a place, to run for help.
On the Web:
- Harlem Children's Zone
- Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter School
- On the Oprah Winfrey show
- TC's evaluation project
In fieldnotes by
- Ekson Khambule
- Linda Lin
- April 9, 2007: Meeting with Ed Gordon
- April 17, 2007: meeting with Dr.Betina Jean-Louis
- May 12, 2007: observation at the "Baby College" of the Harlem Children's Zone
- Hervé Varenne
- November 1, 2006 - Walking about Harlem
- May 16, 2007 - Meeting with Ed Gordon and HCZ research staff in Pomona
- June 5, 2007 - Interview with Betina Jean-Louis
In interviews
Documents
- Rules of engagement (document) (collected in Winter 2007) - brief, with very concrete suggestions; useful
- Rules of engagement (powerpoint) (collected in Winter 2007) - evidence of awareness of contextual/political difficulties and limitations
- 2006 Evaluation Highlights (from HCZ web site in May 2007)
- Team HCZ for June 2006
See also
- Baby College (one of HCZ programs)