YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Engaging the mind, body and artistic spirit of youth
WHEDco provides opportunities for 1,000 students annually to have the kinds of life experiences that prepare them for success as adults.
Bronx children often do not have enough opportunities for physical exercise, outdoor play in the natural environment, and travel beyond the borders of their communities.
WHEDco’s holistic approach to education, where a student’s mind, body and artistic spirit is nourished and enriched, helps children and youth reach their potential.
WHEDco’s youth development programs include:
- An award-winning After School Program which serves students in Kindergarten through 8th grade with arts and academic enrichment in three public schools in the South Bronx
- A Summer Arts Day Camp
- Project STEP (Students Toward Educational Promise) which engages middle school students in social justice and helps them to gain entry into competitive high schools
- The student-led JAM (Just Ask Me) Program which empowers teens to teach sexual education to their peers and advocate for improved school policies
- Linkage with a College Access Program that helps kids successfully apply for entry into colleges and universities of their choice
Read President Obama's response to letters that our students sent to the White House!
Listen to Nancy Biberman and WHEDco Youth, Yanilsa Frias and Katherine George, discuss the Mayor's decision to mandate sex education in NYC public schools on the Brian Lehrer show, August 15, 2011
Listen to Nancy Biberman discuss sex education on the Brian Lehrer show, December 19, 2007
