Harlem Children's Zone

Build promising futures and your career – join our HCZ Promise Academy Charter Schools for the fall academic year! We are seeking talented and tenacious educators to advance our mission to get our scholars to and through college. We offer highly competitive salaries with annual performance bonuses, tuition reimbursement, signing/relocation bonuses, and no-cost health insurance. Apply today! https://lnkd.in/eHY3xGUd

Meet the chefs who prepare healthy, home-cooked meals for our scholars: the HCZ Food Services team! We caught up with them recently to ask about their culinary traditions from home – meals they remember from their childhood that continue to inspire their approach to cooking. See what they had to say! Interested in a career in culinary arts? Join our Food Services team! Click the link to apply. https://hcz.social/Careers

Congratulations to our HCZ Promise Academy High School Class of 2024! As you go off to college, joining nearly 1,000 current HCZ college scholars, remember: the best investment you could ever make is an investment in yourselves. Stay committed to life-long learning, take care of your health and well-being, and surround yourself with people who inspire and celebrate you. We will be with you every step of the way, so continue to raise the bar of excellence, and continue to make us proud. We love you!

Meet our HCZ Promise Academy valedictorians and salutatorians! Ja-ni, Allison, Jernell, and Amorette are ready to cross the graduation stage, head to college this fall, and embark on their careers as future lawyers, medical professionals, and leaders in STEM! But before they say their farewells, these seniors have some words of advice for our young scholars: fail forward, stay focused, don’t be too hard on yourselves, and KEEP GOING! Congratulations #Classof2024! 🎓🎓🎓 #HCZGradSZN

It's #ProfessionalWellnessMonth! We are committed to empowering the health and wellness of our scholars, families, and our staff. As part of that commitment, our HCZ Healthy Harlem hosted their annual WellFest, a celebration of physical, emotional, and spiritual wellness for the HCZ team! Staff members enjoyed a day of exercise classes, self-care workshops, creative arts therapy, massages, and tons more! At HCZ, staff members can receive no-cost health care, free mental health services, and much more. Click the link to discover career opportunities: https://lnkd.in/eh3g2Mud

Our Practitioners Institute and WJW Institute teams welcomed Self Enhancement, Inc. (SEI) from Portland, Oregon, to learn about our place-based, cradle-to-career model. A longstanding community service organization and Promise Neighborhood, SEI is dedicated to helping underserved, primarily Black and brown youth in Portland realize their full potential. During their visit, the SEI team explored best practices developed by HCZ for strengthening their impact and creating sustainable pathways to success for the young people they serve. Shout out to SEI for joining us!

Want to make a difference in the lives of scholars and families in Central Harlem? Join our Operations Team and help advance our mission to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty! Come out for our Operations Team hiring event on Tuesday, July 2, 12-3 PM. We’re looking for Administrative Assistants, Licensed Safety Officers, Cooks, Dishwashers, Servers, and Maintenance Workers. Click the link to register! https://lnkd.in/eQ4MyzY9

“To AND through college!” A major shoutout to our College Success Office (CSO) scholars who graduated from colleges and universities! We are so proud of you, and we can’t wait to see the future you build for yourselves. Next up: working with our Wealth Builds team on getting that first job! Click the link to learn more about the services CSO provides for our HCZ graduates: https://lnkd.in/e2wysY9y

Our Practitioners Institute and William Julius Wilson Institute teams welcomed The WRK Group, Community Education Building, and Eastside Charter School from Wilmington, Delaware, to learn about our place-based, cradle-to-career model. The WRK Group — an alliance of REACH Riverside Development Corporation, Teen Warehouse, and Kingswood Community Center — alongside Community Education Building and Eastside Charter School, is dedicated to empowering youth and families in the Riverside neighborhood of Wilmington. During their visit, the teams explored best practices developed by HCZ for strengthening their impact and building partnerships with local charter schools. Thanks to all for joining us! It was a pleasure hosting you! #PowerOfPlace

Shania is ready to take on the next chapter of her life – college! From the moment she joined HCZ at the age of three, she has been on a pathway to a promising future. Now a junior at our Promise Academy Charter Schools, she is a National Honor Society scholar and Student Government class representative who is on her way to attending Emory University on a full-ride scholarship. Click the link to discover more about how to put your scholar on the same path to success as Shania — ensuring they graduate from high school, get to and through college, and build successful careers! https://lnkd.in/ecMqfrhQ