WHEDco is proud to announce recognition of our President, Davon Russell, as one of the most influential and impactful people in The Bronx. Davon was selected as part of Schneps Media’s inaugural Bronx PowerList and was honored for his commitment Read More …
On December 1st, WHEDco hosted an Open House for our brand new Fitness Center at Bronx Commons, our recently completed mixed-use affordable housing development in the Bronx. Residents of the building got their first view of the Fitness Center through Read More …
WHEDco is proud to present a new website to showcase our Safe Spaces project, a research initiative in partnership with NYU from our flagship After School Program at PS/IS 218. Over the course of a six-week period, Mario Ynfante, WHEDco Read More …
The Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is thrilled to announce that the Child Care Stabilization Grant application is now open! This funding opportunity is available through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the Coronavirus Response and Relief Read More …
WHEDco was honored to host Mayor Bill de Blasio, Deputy Mayor Vicki Been, NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Louise Carroll, and Council Member Rafael Salamanca at our Bronx Commons development yesterday for the City’s announcement that Read More …
Nike, a new funding partner to WHEDco through their 2020 Black Communities Commitment, featured WHEDco’s President, Davon Russell, and two of our Youth Programs alumni, Kevin Contreras and Natalia Baez, in their Community Champions video series. The videos and accompanying Read More …
A Note from Davon Russell, WHEDco’s President I am humbled and honored to share that I have been selected as a recipient of the inaugural 2020 Empire Whole Health Heroes Awards, granted by Empire BlueCross BlueShield and Crain’s New York Read More …
In order to better understand how COVID-19 has impacted the communities WHEDco works with, WHEDco’s Research, Policy and Evaluation Department, in collaboration with WHEDco’s program areas, designed and administered a survey to WHEDco clients, participants, families, tenants, childcare providers, and Read More …
We are angered, saddened and disheartened by all the blatant acts of violence, hate and racism perpetrated against Black people and other people of color by police and individuals in New York City and across the country. The recent death Read More …
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 …