{"id":11755,"global_id":"pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning?id=11755","global_id_lineage":["pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning?id=11755"],"author":"9436","status":"publish","date":"2025-03-26 13:21:25","date_utc":"2025-03-26 17:21:25","modified":"2025-03-26 13:21:25","modified_utc":"2025-03-26 17:21:25","url":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/event\/putting-kids-first-unlocking-the-promise-of-poughkeepsie\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/11755","title":"Putting Kids First, Unlocking the Promise of Poughkeepsie","description":"

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Harlem Children\u2019s Zone Founder & President to Speak in Poughkeepsie on April 9<\/h1>\n

Geoffrey Canada, president and founder of Harlem Children\u2019s Zone and founder of William Julius Wilson Institute, will speak at Sojourner Truth Elementary School on April 9.<\/p>\n

The event, which will begin at 6:15 p.m., is titled \u201cPutting Kids First: Unlocking the Promise of Poughkeepsie,\u201d presented by the Poughkeepsie Children\u2019s Cabinet.<\/p>\n

The Children\u2019s Cabinet brings together the school districts, government agencies, child-serving community organizations, health providers and other local stakeholders to improve their ability to collaborate and coordinate youth supports and services.<\/p>\n

Mayor Flowers and Poughkeepsie School District Superintendent Dr. Eric Jay Rosser are co-chairs of Poughkeepsie Children’s Cabinet Leadership Council.<\/p>\n

The Cabinet\u2019s approach to connecting students with cradle-to-career support by bringing together the city\u2019s schools, government and institutions is heavily influenced by the work done by Canada\u2019s programs.<\/p>\n

Attendees can expect Canada to discuss not only the philosophies his organizations take to bolster residents and address inequities, but also how they can be directly applied within Poughkeepsie.<\/p>\n

Sojourner Truth Elementary School is at 101 Mansion St. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. ahead of the 6:15 start time. As space within the school\u2019s auditorium is limited, attendees are asked to RSVP at this<\/strong>\u00a0link,<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or scan the QR code.<\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"putting-kids-first-unlocking-the-promise-of-poughkeepsie","image":false,"all_day":false,"start_date":"2025-04-09 18:15:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2025","month":"04","day":"09","hour":"18","minutes":"15","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2025-04-09 20:00:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2025","month":"04","day":"09","hour":"20","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2025-04-09 22:15:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2025","month":"04","day":"09","hour":"22","minutes":"15","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2025-04-10 00:00:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2025","month":"04","day":"10","hour":"00","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_abbr":"EDT","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"$","currency_code":"USD","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"https:\/\/lu.ma\/2miwxsgf","show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[],"tags":[],"venue":{"id":10402,"author":"9436","status":"publish","date":"2024-02-27 14:11:30","date_utc":"2024-02-27 19:11:30","modified":"2025-03-26 13:20:22","modified_utc":"2025-03-26 17:20:22","url":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/venue\/morse-elementary-school\/","venue":"Sojourner Truth Elementary School","slug":"morse-elementary-school","address":"101 Mansion St","city":"Poughkeepsie","country":"United States","province":"NY","state":"NY","zip":"12601","stateprovince":"NY","json_ld":{"@type":"Place","name":"Sojourner Truth Elementary School","description":"","url":"","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"101 Mansion St","addressLocality":"Poughkeepsie","addressRegion":"NY","postalCode":"12601","addressCountry":"United States"},"telephone":"","sameAs":""},"show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"global_id":"pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning?id=10402","global_id_lineage":["pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning?id=10402"]},"organizer":[{"id":11758,"author":"9436","status":"publish","date":"2025-03-26 13:21:25","date_utc":"2025-03-26 17:21:25","modified":"2025-03-26 13:21:25","modified_utc":"2025-03-26 17:21:25","url":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/organizer\/poughkeepsie-childrens-cabinet\/","organizer":"Poughkeepsie Children’s Cabinet","slug":"poughkeepsie-childrens-cabinet","website":"https:\/\/www.pkchildren.org\/","json_ld":{"@type":"Person","name":"Poughkeepsie Children’s Cabinet","description":"","url":"https:\/\/www.pkchildren.org\/","telephone":"","email":"","sameAs":"https:\/\/www.pkchildren.org\/"},"global_id":"pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning?id=11758","global_id_lineage":["pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning?id=11758"]}],"custom_fields":[],"json_ld":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"Putting Kids First, Unlocking the Promise of Poughkeepsie","description":"<p>Harlem Children\u2019s Zone Founder & President to Speak in Poughkeepsie on April 9 Geoffrey Canada, president and founder of Harlem Children\u2019s Zone and founder of William Julius Wilson Institute, will … <\/p>\\n<p class="link-more"><a href="https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/event\/putting-kids-first-unlocking-the-promise-of-poughkeepsie\/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Putting Kids First, Unlocking the Promise of Poughkeepsie"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\\n","url":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/event\/putting-kids-first-unlocking-the-promise-of-poughkeepsie\/","eventAttendanceMode":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OfflineEventAttendanceMode","eventStatus":"https:\/\/schema.org\/EventScheduled","startDate":"2025-04-09T18:15:00-04:00","endDate":"2025-04-09T20:00:00-04:00","location":{"@type":"Place","name":"Sojourner Truth Elementary School","description":"","url":"","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"101 Mansion St","addressLocality":"Poughkeepsie","addressRegion":"NY","postalCode":"12601","addressCountry":"United States"},"telephone":"","sameAs":""},"organizer":{"@type":"Person","name":"Poughkeepsie Children’s Cabinet","description":"","url":"https:\/\/www.pkchildren.org\/","telephone":"","email":"","sameAs":"https:\/\/www.pkchildren.org\/"},"performer":"Organization"}}