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is a top-performing K-12 charter school within HCZ’s cradle-to-career pathway of services that does whatever it takes to get its scholars to and through college. Since the opening of HCZ Promise
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HCZ consists of a cradle-to-career pathway of comprehensive, place-based programs. The programs, all offered at no cost, connect young people with the resources they need to succeed — from the time they are born to the time they launch their careers. HCZ also provides programming to families and
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is to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty with on-the-ground, all-around programming that builds up opportunities for children, families, and communities to thrive in school, work, and life.
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Reaching Up For Manhood: Transforming the Lives of Boys in America
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Future 40: Meet New Harlem Children's Zone CEO Kwame Owusu-Kesse
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Kwame Owusu-Kesse Discusses HCZ's COVID-19 Response on CNN
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How the CEO of Harlem Children’s Zone Spends His Sunday
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