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

The Poughkeepsie City School District and the Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet are launching the Early Childhood Community Champions initiative, creating a new system to support parents and caregivers of children ages 0-3 with evidence-based information about early learning and development. The program, part of the district's Full-Service Community Schools Bright Roads to Success initiative, aims to build shared accountability and ownership for kindergarten readiness through j

Five Northside residents have completed an intensive six-week Community Ambassador training program, equipping them with essential skills to serve as trusted liaisons between their community and the Poughkeepsie Choice Neighborhoods transformation process. The comprehensive program, delivered by Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet Community Partnership Director Matt Evans between March and April 2025, prepared residents of MLK Jr. Garden Apartments and Thurgood Marshall Terrace

The Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet has been featured in a comprehensive spotlight by Harvard Graduate School of Education's EdRedesign Lab, highlighting the Cabinet's innovative approach to building a cradle-to-career system in the City of Poughkeepsie. The spotlight examines how the Cabinet is leveraging cross-sector partnerships, resident leadership, and data-driven decision-making to create coordinated pathways from early childhood through postsecondary completion for ove

The Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet has released its 2024 End of Year Report, documenting a transformative year of building infrastructure, deepening partnerships, and expanding opportunities for the city's youth and families.

The Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet has released its updated Data for Decision-Making report, providing a comprehensive snapshot of the challenges and opportunities facing children, youth, and families in Poughkeepsie. This data-driven resource informs the Cabinet's strategic priorities and decision-making as we work toward our vision of socioeconomic mobility for today's youth.

The Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet has released its comprehensive Strategic Plan, developed in partnership with the William Julius Wilson Institute at Harlem Children's Zone, charting an ambitious roadmap to transform outcomes for every child in Poughkeepsie from cradle to career.

The Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet has released a comprehensive Early Childhood Report examining the landscape of services, supports, and opportunities for children ages 0-5 in the City of Poughkeepsie. The report reveals critical gaps in early childhood access and lays out a roadmap for transformation.

The Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet has released a comprehensive study examining a critical gap in the community: access to high-quality out-of-school time (OST) programs. The stakes are high— by sixth grade, middle-class children have spent an average of 6,000 more hours in enrichment activities than their low-income peers, a gap that profoundly shapes educational outcomes.