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

On Wednesday evening, education visionary Geoffrey Canada brought his passion and decades of experience to Morse Elementary School, challenging Poughkeepsie to seize "your moment to change history" in the fight against intergenerational poverty.

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.

A delegation from the Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet traveled to Harlem on November 2nd to visit the Harlem Children's Zone's renowned Baby College program, gaining insights into evidence-based early childhood strategies that could inform Poughkeepsie's own approach to supporting families with young children. The learning visit reflects the Cabinet's ongoing partnership with HCZ and the William Julius Wilson Institute, which has provided technical assistance and supported th

The Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet's innovative approach to funding children's services is gaining national recognition. The Children's Funding Project recently featured Poughkeepsie's strategic public financing work, highlighting how the community is transforming its investments in young people to create lasting pathways out of poverty.