PRESS RELEASES
- 3/27/2012 ANHD's Housing Development of the Year Award Presented to WHEDco's Intervale Green ANHD recognizes the impact that Intervale Green's housing and green space have had on the Crotona Park East neighborhood.
- 12/22/2011 Bronx Music Heritage Center Presents "Hip Hop: Then, Now & Tomorrow" Roundtable Discussion Bill Aguado will moderate a discussion about hip hop, the chronicler of our times, and the demographic shifts which have influenced the genre.
- 12/14/2011 Bronx Music Heritage Center Presents "El Elemento del Bronx, A Latin Jazz Tale" Roundtable Discussion Bill Aguado will moderate a discussion about the role of demographic shifts in the Bronx in shaping of the musical landscape of today, the evolution of Latin music over the last 30 years, and the role of women musicians in the Latin music field.
- 9/22/2011 Opening Reception for Art Work Donated to Beautify South Bronx Neighborhood The exhibit, which connects art to WHEDco's mission, is a rare opportunity for residents to interact with artists
- 8/10/2011 Teens Who Fought For Safe Sex Ed in Middle Schools Applaud Newly Mandated Sex Ed Curriculum WHEDco Teens Respond to NYC's Decision to Mandate Sex Education in Middle and High Schools
- 5/31/2011 Dave Valentín, Grammy Award Winning Jazz Musician and
- 4/28/2011 Bronx Residents Join WHEDco and Prevent Child Abuse New York for the 7th Annual Child Abuse Prevention Walk South Bronx Community Members, Youth, and Local Organizations Walk to Prevent Child Abuse
- 3/23/2011 Joint Community Planning – Merchant Meeting Health, Economic, and Housing Needs of Bronx Neighborhood Discussed at Upcoming Meeting
- 3/9/2011 FREE Green Cart Permitting and Produce Workshop Out of work? WHEDco offers free workshop to help Bronx residents become NYC Green Cart Vendors
- 3/2/2011 WHEDco Selected as Semifinalist for the 2011 NYTimes Nonprofit Excellence Awards Competition recognizes nonprofit leaders in organizational management
- 2/23/2011 Bronx Community Leader Selected for Prestigious Neighborhood Revitalization Program WHEDco Project Manager Kerry McLean Identified as one of NYC's Top Community Organizers
- 3/24/2011 Bronx-Based Housing Organization Takes Stand Against Governor's Budget Cuts New Report Reveals How Cuts Will Send Thousands Back To Shelter System
- 2/14/2011 WHEDco Website Gets a Makeover New site highlights place-based model of community development for national audience
- 12/1/2010 Delta Flies Kids to the North Pole to meet Knicks Players Airplane Hanger Transformed into Winter Wonderland for 100 Lucky Children
- 11/30/2010 Southern Boulevard Merchants Association Hosts Thanksgiving Day Sale Small Businesses Compete for Shoppers' Attention with Discounts and Raffle
- 11/30/2010 WHEDco's Head Start Program Named one of Top 7 School Readiness Programs in State High-quality early childhood program helps South Bronx children and families prepare for success
- 11/29/2010 WHEDco Wins ‘Housing for Everyone’ Grant from the TD Charitable Foundation Award honors cutting-edge cellar-to-roof energy retrofit of former Morrisania Hospital building
- 11/23/2010 New Report Shows 1 in 8 Households in New York are Affected by Food Insecurity WHEDco Partners with NYC Coalition Against Hunger to Highlight Results of Annual Hunger Survey
- 8/26/2009 Eco-Art in the South Bronx Recycled Materials Evoke a Site’s Past
- 6/19/2009 West Bronx LDC, WHEDCo and DOT to host Bronx Summer Walks on 167th St. Free community block party to bring Bronx merchants and residents together
- 6/11/2009 Intervale Green Wins National Green Housing Award on Capitol Hill WHEDCo is awarded the 15th Annual Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Award
- 4/2/2009 Bronx Residents Join WHEDCo and Prevent Child Abuse New York for the 5th Annual Child Abuse Prevention Walk South Bronx Community Members, Youth, and Local Organizations Walk to Prevent Child Abuse
- 1/14/2009 Open House at Intervale Green to Showcase the Future of Affordable Housing: Beautiful, Green, Wired WHEDCo celebrates the completion of the largest affordable ENERGY STAR certified building in the country
- 12/17/2008 This Holiday Season, Give The Gift Of Home At www.MovingDay.org WHEDCo Launches Interactive Website to Furnish New Apartments for Families in Need
- 10/27/2008 Surplus Building Material from Green Affordable Housing Development in the South Bronx to be Donated to New Orleans WHEDco donates 20 tons of tile to volunteers re-building homes devastated by storms in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast
- 9/19/2008 U.S. Treasurer Anna Escobedo Cabral to Address Bronx Conference on Financial Empowerment of Working Poor Nonprofit Ariva Hosting “Financial Issues Series” to Showcase New Approaches to Deal with “Asset-Stripping”of Low- and Moderate-Income Families, Communities
- 9/8/2008 Whedco’s Head Start Program Goes Back To School At The Top Of The Class With National Accreditation WHEDCo is Among the First to Earn the “Gold Standard” for Early Childhood Education
- 7/23/2008 Bronx Residents Are Joining WHEDCo and The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene In Stepping Up and “Taking the Stairs!” Kick-Off Event at Urban Horizons Focuses on the Health and Environmental Benefits of Stair Usage
- 6/1/2008 Beautiful, Green, Wired and Looking for Tenants WHEDCo Begins Application Process for Intervale Green, an Innovative New Housing Development in the South Bronx
- 5/8/2008 WHEDCo Home-Based Child Care Microenterprise Network Honors Local Child Care Providers Just in Time for Mother’s Day Bronx Entrepreneurs Honored as Part of National Child Care Provider Appreciation Day
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11/26/2007 Nancy Biberman, Head Of Bronx Non-Profit, And Teenage Girls Testify At City Council Hearing About Importance Of Sex Education Girls Describe Two-Year-Long Battle for Sex Education After Seeing Effects of Teen Pregnancy in their Community
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11/14/2007 WHEDCo Celebrates 15 Years Of Creating Opportunity And Alleviating Poverty In The Bronx With A Quinceañera At Yankee Stadium WHEDCo Honors Bronx Borough President Carrión and 10 Influential “Bronx All-Stars”
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7/10/2006 Bronx Borough President Carrión and City Council Majority Leader Rivera Join Community Organization - WHEDCo - in Calling on City to Provide Sex Ed Curriculum in Public Schools Majority Leader Rivera to Hold Council Hearings; WHEDCo says Link Between Teen Pregnancy, School Drop-out and Chronic Poverty Exists in NYC
