Harlem Children's Zone

Build promising futures and your career – join our HCZ Promise Academy Charter Schools for the fall academic year! We are seeking talented and tenacious educators to advance our mission to get our scholars to and through college. We offer highly competitive salaries with annual performance bonuses, tuition reimbursement, signing/relocation bonuses, and no-cost health insurance. Apply today! https://lnkd.in/eHY3xGUd

Our William Julius Wilson Institute (WJWI) team, together with the Maryland Philanthropy Network, hosted a convening of philanthropic leaders, Shaping Our Shared Future: A Child Poverty Summit in Maryland. Attendees heard from Gov. Wes Moore, our Founder and President Geoffrey Canada, and state and national leaders about Maryland’s groundbreaking approach to addressing economic mobility. The event also celebrated the historic passage of the ENOUGH Act, a landmark bill supported by WJWI aimed at tackling child poverty.

Transform the lives of our scholars and build your career at a world-class anti-poverty organization! Harlem Children’s Zone Promise Academy Charter Schools are seeking passionate lead educators for the upcoming academic year. Join us at our HCZ Promise Academy Teacher Virtual Hiring Event on Thursday, July 25, and explore career opportunities. Ignite a love of learning in our scholars and grow your career with us! https://hcz.social/4cXCxsg

That’s a wrap on this year’s Summer Institute: Transforming Place Through Neighborhood Leadership! Over the past three days, our national community of place-based, cradle-to-career leaders came together to share best practices and build a movement. Together, we’re driving the field forward and impacting the lives of children and families across the country. A big thank you to The EdRedesign Lab at Harvard Graduate School of Education for your partnership and for hosting us! #PowerofPlace

We’re thrilled to kick off Summer Institute: Transforming Place Through Neighborhood Leadership, hosted by William Julius Wilson Institute and The EdRedesign Lab at Harvard Graduate School of Education! For the third year in a row, we’ve convened hundreds of neighborhood leaders on the Harvard University campus for a three-day event dedicated to accelerating the impact of organizations advancing place-based, cradle-to-career solutions. Follow @WJWInstitute on X for live coverage from Cambridge! #PowerofPlace

Meet the chefs who prepare healthy, home-cooked meals for our scholars: the HCZ Food Services team! We caught up with them recently to ask about their culinary traditions from home – meals they remember from their childhood that continue to inspire their approach to cooking. See what they had to say! Interested in a career in culinary arts? Join our Food Services team! Click the link to apply. https://hcz.social/Careers

Congratulations to our HCZ Promise Academy High School Class of 2024! As you go off to college, joining nearly 1,000 current HCZ college scholars, remember: the best investment you could ever make is an investment in yourselves. Stay committed to life-long learning, take care of your health and well-being, and surround yourself with people who inspire and celebrate you. We will be with you every step of the way, so continue to raise the bar of excellence, and continue to make us proud. We love you!

Meet our HCZ Promise Academy valedictorians and salutatorians! Ja-ni, Allison, Jernell, and Amorette are ready to cross the graduation stage, head to college this fall, and embark on their careers as future lawyers, medical professionals, and leaders in STEM! But before they say their farewells, these seniors have some words of advice for our young scholars: fail forward, stay focused, don’t be too hard on yourselves, and KEEP GOING! Congratulations #Classof2024! 🎓🎓🎓 #HCZGradSZN

It's #ProfessionalWellnessMonth! We are committed to empowering the health and wellness of our scholars, families, and our staff. As part of that commitment, our HCZ Healthy Harlem hosted their annual WellFest, a celebration of physical, emotional, and spiritual wellness for the HCZ team! Staff members enjoyed a day of exercise classes, self-care workshops, creative arts therapy, massages, and tons more! At HCZ, staff members can receive no-cost health care, free mental health services, and much more. Click the link to discover career opportunities: https://lnkd.in/eh3g2Mud

Our Practitioners Institute and WJW Institute teams welcomed Self Enhancement, Inc. (SEI) from Portland, Oregon, to learn about our place-based, cradle-to-career model. A longstanding community service organization and Promise Neighborhood, SEI is dedicated to helping underserved, primarily Black and brown youth in Portland realize their full potential. During their visit, the SEI team explored best practices developed by HCZ for strengthening their impact and creating sustainable pathways to success for the young people they serve. Shout out to SEI for joining us!