Areas of Impact

The Greater Hudson Promise Neighborhood seeks to address systemic challenges and needs experienced by children and families in our community through a program model that impact five core areas.

Direct Support & Resources: GHPN offers opportunities and assistance to the youth and families we serve through direct support including our HudsonUP UBI pilot, emergency and discretionary funding, rental assistance and more.

Community & Collaboration: GHPN strives to create a culture of collaboration amongst stakeholders throughout the Hudson City School District and Columbia County. Through our Out-Of-School Time network, partner organizations come together monthly to work to address gaps in service and identify strategies to address needs. GHPN believes in the power of community-building and hosts several, large community-building events annually, including but not limited to: Community Clean-Up, Community Block Party, and MLK Day of Service.

Individual & Systems Advocacy: GHPN works to advocate for community members who are being negatively affected by systemic oppression. By enforcing the “dignity and worth of every person”, GHPN works to protect the rights of all people we serve. Through key programs and initiatives, like the Community Court Advocacy Program and Safeguarding the Children of Arrested Parents, we work as an organization to disrupt inherently oppressive systems. GHPN advocates for the rights of children facing adverse experiences and challenges through our Youth Prevention Network and Mentoring Programs.

Education & Professional Development: GHPN provides educational programming through our Early Learning and Literacy Network for children ages 0-5 as well as in our TeamTam After-School program and in Beyond GED program for opportunity youth ages 16-24.We also organize and host training on issues and topics related to our mission and work.

Legal System Reform: GHPN works to actively disrupt negative justice systems that disproportionately affect the communities we serve. Through initiatives including The Greater Hudson Initiative for Children of Incarcerated Parents and Safeguarding Children of Arrested Parents, we work to develop policies and implement unique programming to serve children and families impacted by current and recent legal system involvement.

 Our History

The Greater Hudson Promise Neighborhood (GHPN) is modeled after the highly successful Harlem Children's Zone, and works to create a pipeline of opportunities to better support the children and families of the Hudson City School District.

In December of 2011, The Greater Hudson Promise Neighborhood was chosen as one of fifteen communities in the United States to be awarded a Promise Neighborhood Planning grant through the U.S. Department of Education. Since then, the GHPN has launched various programs and initiatives to support the youth and families of the Hudson City School District (and beyond) from birth through college and career and has developed long-standing relationships and partnerships based on shared goals, values, and interests. We have built, and are always looking to improve upon, a pipeline of high-quality multi-generational programming, to ensure that all individuals in our community are set up for success and can reach their full potential.