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 …
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 …
You can help South Bronx children beat the odds! The South Bronx is home to the poorest performing school districts in New York City. Children growing up here have less than a 1 in 4 chance of going to college, Read More …
WHEDco’s 15th Annual High School Fair Connects Hundreds of Students with Top High Schools Ella Calzada walks up to the Cardinal Spellman High School table at WHEDco’s 15th Annual High School Fair. She already knows that she’s interested in this Read More …
70% of 8th grade students in Project STEP have been accepted into high-performing high schools Eighth grade students in WHEDco’s middle-to-high-school transition program, known as Project STEP, are ready to take on high school! Project STEP (Students Toward Educational Promise) is Read More …
WHEDco Chess Team shows off at SuperNationals! At 3:30am on Thursday, May 11, seven sleepy students from our After School Enrichment Program at PS/MS 218 met up at their school with Program Director Jamie Yellen and Chess Coach Zak Dean. Read More …