Engaging New York/The Harlem Partnership

Since Fall 2006, the Colin Powell Center, along with several CCNY departments and divisions, has collaborated with the Harlem Partnership. The partnership is an affiliation of community leaders and community-based organizations who seek to restructure the delivery of social services in neighborhoods throughout Harlem. This commitment, undertaken through the Center's Engaging New York Initiative, aims to harness community and college resources to promote the development of at-risk populations and secure the future of young men and women in the community.

Through a three-year grant (2006-2009) from the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Center supports a full-time AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) Fellow. The Center's 2007-2008 VISTA Fellow, Joel M. Thomas, coordinates many of the activities related to Harlem Partnership collaboration.

To read more about the Harlem Partnership's signature programs, follow these links:

The Harlem 40 Mentoring Program

The Harlem 50 Men’s Academy

Engaging New York: Mission and Purpose
This Center initiative is designed to foster alliances between CCNY, Harlem and other neighboring communities. Engaging New York focuses the Center's research and community outreach on issues of urban policy. Within these parameters, the initiative emphasizes policy formation and service delivery in under-served communities. Partnerships with local civic organizations ensure that that the Center's programming, research and academic activity target genuine community priorities.

New Powell Center programs emphasize harnessing community and college resources to promote the development of at-risk youth and ensure their future. The programs have developed through the Center's work with the Harlem Partnership.