On Saturday, May 11, 2019, WHEDco and Crotona Park East community members gathered to clean up Southern Boulevard, from Westchester Ave to E 175th Street, collecting a total of 15 large trash bags. The Southern Boulevard Clean-Up was organized in Read More …
Four Teen Program Participants Awarded Renewable Scholarships to the College of their Choice We know our students are superstars but, this year, a talented, hardworking group of teenagers really took the cake! High school seniors Monserrat Ambrosio, Melkyn Acosta, Natalia Read More …
Reflections from our Family Support Team March is National Social Work Month, which provides us an opportunity to reflect on the important contributions of our dedicated team of case managers, school social workers, family support workers, and counselors. We asked Read More …
With support from the NYC Department of Small Business Services, WHEDco held a Bronx Small Business Resource Fair on February 26, 2019 to create a one-stop-shop for Bronx Small Businesses to learn about various opportunities to help their businesses succeed. Read More …
Opinion Piece by Davon Russell, President of WHEDco New York State is on the verge of legalizing marijuana for recreational use, a move that has been applauded by many. Reasons for supporting the bill abound, including hundreds of millions of Read More …
Natalia Baez is no stranger to adversity. Born to immigrant parents who hailed from the Dominican Republic, she was raised in the Bronx by her single mother. Her father had passed away when she was only nine years old, leaving Read More …
WHEDco and BFC Partners Celebrated Topping Out of Construction on New Affordable Housing and Cultural Center at Bronx Commons On Friday, January 11, 2019, WHEDco and BFC Partners celebrated the topping out of construction of Bronx Commons, a mixed-used development Read More …
Nueva Bronx: 21st Century Families It was all about Bronx families on September 29, 2018, when community members gathered at Railroad Park in Melrose to celebrate the culmination of an arts residency project with photographer David Flores that aimed to Read More …
Empowering Women while Improving Quality of Childcare Bernadette Lamboy found her real calling as a childcare provider thanks to WHEDco. Fourteen years ago, her position at the FDNY was eliminated, and she found herself without a job and without childcare Read More …
High School and College! The school year may be over but, for many of our teen students, a new journey is just about to begin. Gianney Ledesma has been a student at PS/MS 218 in the Bronx since her elementary Read More …