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.

The City of Poughkeepsie has been awarded a prestigious $500,000 Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Planning Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, launching a comprehensive two-year planning process to transform the Northside neighborhood. The grant will support the development of a resident-driven Transformation Plan centered on three interconnected goals: Housing, Neighborhood, and People, with a focus on reimagining the future of Martin Luther King

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 Board of Artistic Youth (PK B.A.Y.) has established itself as a groundbreaking model for youth civic engagement in the city, bringing together 21 teen leaders ages 14-18 from across five local youth-serving organizations to amplify young voices in community decision-making through public art. Facilitated by the Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet with support from the Wallace Foundation, this first-of-its-kind initiative in Poughkeepsie uses creative expression a