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

The Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet joined the City of Poughkeepsie's inaugural Juneteenth celebration, participating in the parade and festival under this year's theme: "Lifting as We Climb: Rising in Power, Rooted in Solidarity." The theme recognizes the strength of collective progress and unity honoring those who came before, lifting one another in the present, and empowering future generations. For the Cabinet, the celebration provided a meaningful opportunity to connect

A delegation from the Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet traveled to Harlem on June 14th to visit the Harlem Children's Zone's Community Pride program, exploring grassroots community engagement strategies that could strengthen Poughkeepsie's own approach to building neighborhood connections and resident empowerment. The learning visit brought together community engagement leaders from across sectors, including education, housing, and family services, reflecting the collaborative

Poughkeepsie City School District voters have overwhelmingly approved a $1.86 million investment to expand Extended Learning Time (ELT) from three days to five days per week at all elementary schools. The expansion, included in the district's $147.7 million 2025-26 budget that passed with 329 votes in favor to just 93 against, represents the single largest addition to next year's spending plan and a transformative step toward providing students with comprehensive daily academ

The Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet, in partnership with the Dutchess County Workforce Investment Board, convened business leaders, childcare providers, educators, and community stakeholders for the second annual Early Childhood Roundtable at the BOCES Conference Center. The full-day event addressed the critical intersection of childcare access, workforce participation, and economic development in Dutchess County, bringing together diverse perspectives to develop actionable s