The Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet has been selected for a new Wallace Foundation initiative that will provide funding to help seven communities across the country reach their economic mobility goals by expanding enrichment and career-focused opportunities for young people. Poughkeepsie is expected to receive funding of approximately $5 million - $ 6 million to improve interest-driven career exploration opportunities for youth outside the school day.

October 8, 2025 - The Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet unveiled its newly redesigned website, offering the community an enhanced digital...

The Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet Executive Director Jill Roche Gomez joined education and community leaders from across the country at the 2025 StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network Convening to share how local government partnerships are creating sustainable change for children and families.

The Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet brought together more than 40 leaders from across the youth development sector for the inaugural PK OST Summer Summit on August 19, 2025. Held at Shadows on the Hudson, the day-long event fostered collaboration, shared best practices, and strengthened connections among organizations working to enhance out-of-school time programs for Poughkeepsie's youth.

The City of Poughkeepsie's Choice Neighborhoods Initiative brought residents together for two energizing community events this past weekend, officially launching the Poughkeepsie Choice brand and deepening engagement around the resident-driven planning process for the Northside neighborhood. The Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet, a key partner in the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative, supported the weekend's events alongside the Poughkeepsie Choice Neighborhoods team and Communit

After a 10-week intensive outreach campaign, the Poughkeepsie Choice Neighborhoods Initiative has successfully completed its Resident Needs Assessment, reaching 70% of households at both Martin Luther King Jr. Garden Apartments and Thurgood Marshall Terrace. The five Community Ambassadors, working alongside Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet staff, achieved their target of 75 completed surveys, 46 at MLK and 29 at TMT, gathering critical data to inform the comprehensive Transfor