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 …
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 …