In 2009, Sharon Content founded Children of Promise, NYC (CPNYC) after growing increasingly concerned about the lack of support offered to young people who experience parental incarceration. CPNYC is the first and only after-school program and summer day camp specifically designed to meet the needs, interests and concerns of children left behind by a parent serving time in prison. Since its inception, we have provided services to over 1,000 children and their families. The agency has developed broad collaborative relationships and community partnerships, raised over $5M dollars in government and philanthropic funding and established it's own innovative and holistic model to support children of incarcerated parents in leading healthy and productive lives.
Founded in 1946, Northside Center for Child Development Inc. provides Head Start, Early Head Start, mental health and education services to children and families in Harlem and the Bronx. Based in New York, N.Y., it also offers of services, including therapeutic interventions, diagnostic evaluations, crisis intervention, tutoring and homework help, after school recreational and cultural activities. Additionally, it features a variety of programs for children, the early intervention program, the pre-kindergarten program and the school-age program.
The Flatlands Guidance Center employs social workers who offer individual and group therapies to more than 15 clients. The center provides case management, parole and probation services and works in partnership with courts. The Flatlands Guidance Center is a part of the Catholic Charities Diocese of Brooklyn & Queens, which offers nursing, child care, housing and mental health services. The organization also provides nutritional, educational, recreational, food, transportation and counseling services. Catholic Charities Diocese of Brooklyn & Queens offers treatment for Alzheimer s disease and dementia, as well as conducts training and workshops. With one of its locations in Brooklyn, N.Y., the organization offers sports activities, including basketball, baseball, soccer, swimming and volleyball. The Flatlands Guidance Center employs forensic supervisors.
