Promise Neighborhoods Institute and Harlem Children's Zone have/had a generic relationship

Modelled on Promise Neighborhoods Institute
Model for Harlem Children's Zone
Start Date 2010-00-00
Notes "Improving the odds of poor children is hard work - it takes dedication, determination and a clear sense of where you're going," said Geoffrey Canada, president and CEO of the Harlem Children's Zone. "The Promise Neighborhoods Institute at PolicyLink will provide communities with the guidance and support they need to help all their children achieve their full promise." "The Promise Neighborhoods Initiative is an unprecedented step towards enacting real, tangible changes that will lift up our communities in crisis, and give poor children a fair and equitable opportunity to achieve their dreams," said PolicyLink Founder & CEO Angela Glover Blackwell. "Cities and communities across the country have been working tirelessly to find solutions that work, but they cannot do it alone. By providing these vital tools and resources, the Promise Neighborhoods Institute at PolicyLink will help underserved areas effectively invest in our children's health and education, and chart a new course for our nation's future." Last November, PolicyLink and Harlem Children's Zone convened more than 1,500 community leaders from across the country at the "Changing the Odds" conference in New York City to discuss how to lift up the HCZ model and create a national paradigm upon which other neighborhoods can build their own communities of opportunity. This highly successful event - which featured a host of national figures, including US Education Secretary Arne Duncan, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Newark Mayor Cory Booker - marked the first of many steps towards providing underserved neighborhoods with essential resources to improve quality of life for poor children and families. "You cannot divorce where children live from what they learn," Education Secretary Arne Duncan said during his remarks at the conference.
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