June 4, 2020 Help Save Our Summer Camp WHEDco has operated our Summer Arts Day Camp every summer since 1998, providing thousands of Bronx children with academic and arts enrichment and access to cultural institutions across NYC. For the first Read More …
What are the boundaries of a neighborhood? Where does home end and the rest of the world begin? When you close your eyes and think of home, what do you see? Through the Melrose Oral History Project, we have had Read More …
Get your boogie on to live music curated by our Bronx Music Heritage Center! Generously hosted by Kenneth Cole, our Holiday Fiesta will carry the vibe of an indoor “block party”, and will feature small bites and drinks from a diverse Read More …
WHEDco is a proud charity partner of New York Road Runners, Inc. (NYRR) and is once again participating in the United Airlines NYC Half Marathon, to be held on March 15th, 2020. WHEDco has been awarded five charity spots in Read More …
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A new public art installation that addresses the community’s need for safer, more vibrant, and more welcoming public spaces; increased outreach and small business support to local merchants at risk of displacement in the South Bronx; continued professional development opportunities Read More …
WHEDco partnered with Garden of Dreams Foundation to Donate School Supplies to South Bronx Families Standing under the blazing sun, hundreds of people formed lines that looped around the street, into the parking area, and into the yard at the Read More …
On Saturday, July 27, 2019, WHEDco and its Bronx Music Heritage Center celebrated Bronx Music at Melrose, a FREE, full-day event featuring live performances by Bronx musicians, arts & crafts, games for the whole family, free food & refreshments, and Read More …
WHEDco unveils public installation bringing music, solar-powered lights, seating, and community art to underutilized South Bronx space On Friday, June 14, 2019, WHEDco unveiled a colorful new public installation bringing Bronx music, solar-powered lights, seating, and community art to an Read More …
Crotona Park East/Morrisania and Wakefield/Edenwald Neighborhoods WHEDco recently conducted community studies in two Bronx neighborhoods: Crotona Park East, home to our Intervale Green affordable housing development, and Wakefield/Edenwald, a northern Bronx neighborhood. These Community Needs Assessments help us develop a Read More …