March 2008 Issue

From Harlem's Children Zone
2007 Annual Report

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• Harlem Children's Zone served 16,000 children and families.
• In January 2007, HCZ launched Phase III of the Harlem Children's Zone Project, bringing the total to an unprecedented 100 blocks — from 116th Street to 143rd Street and Madison to 8 th Avenue.
• For the fifth year in a row, 100 percent of Harlem Gems Pre-K students tested “school ready” at the end of the school year.
• HCZ youth of all ages won hundreds of awards at film festivals, chess competitions, and martial arts tournaments.
• Through Lehman Brothers Investment Camp, a program offering engaging workshops about the economy, the stock market, investing, and personal finance, HCZ students earned a profit of over $17,000.
• HCZ high school youth continued on their path to college, with 97.8 percent of juniors and seniors expressing the desire to attend college and 96.5 percent of high school seniors visiting at least one college.
• 142 students entered college this fall, all receiving HCZ scholarships of a laptop computer or $1,000 for school-related costs. This class doubled HCZ’s number of students now in college to nearly 300.
• This year, graduating high school seniors from HCZ secured a total of $2,253,561 in scholarships for college.
• HCZ prepared tax returns for 2,935 Central Harlem residents, with refunds totaling $4.8 million, with more than $1.7 million earmarked for the Earned Income Tax Credit.
• HCZ distributed 30 pounds of fresh produce per family at the monthly Farmers Market. Over 300 families per month participate. In addition, families are taught healthy recipes and receive other health and wellness information.

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