December 10th, 2010
Categorized under: Hayward Promise Neighborhood

What is a ‘Promise Neighborhood’?

The federal Promise Neighborhoods program is a bold new initiative to break the cycle of generational poverty by improving the educational outcomes and overall life prospects of low-income children and their families. Inspired by the success of Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ), the Obama Administration has followed through on campaign promises to alleviate poverty with a national commitment to this comprehensive place-based approach to support children from birth through college. The Promise Neighborhoods’ vision is that “all children growing up in Promise Neighborhoods have access to effective schools and strong systems of family and community support that will prepare them to attain an excellent education and successfully transition to college and career.”

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  1. For anyone who wasn’t paying attention when I wrote my first posting, you can find it by checking out the previous post below.

    Yesterday, I met with Renee Herzfield and Vincent Cheng at 4C’s yesterday. We had a real conversation about The Hayward Promise Neighborhood, how far we’ve come and ideas for the future. It was great. I finally felt connected and heard. Further, I enjoyed hearing their ideas and positive points of view. I hope it was the beginning of many more conversations that will help to bring us all closer to our dreams for Hayward.

    Once again, the idea of having conversations on this blog came up. As it is, we are not using the blog. It doesn’t seem to be monitored in any way and I wonder if anyone even knows about it. I have had some experience on the Daily Review reporter Eric Kuhri’s blog and find it very interesting, informative and even fun. I think we could easily make this one our “social network” around Promise Neighborhood issues too.

    Why not try it and see how it goes? I have already climbed out on this limb. Now it’s your turn.


    Sherry Blair
    March 11th, 2011

  2. Please try to develop and encourage more open and honest conversation from those impacted in the Jackson Triangle neighborhood. Management and the university, as well as the consultants, can handle all the number crunching, data gathering and mind-numbing processing. The people and their needs and desires should be heard above all.

    And also, please use the resource of the Hayward Community Gardens for surveying. We have at least 20 gardeners who live in the Jackson Triangle and five families with school-age students, not including Tennyson High School. We have in our membership the Lincoln Child Center Kinship Program with approximately 25-30 youth who have access to the gardens. Most of our garden community are long-time residents of Hayward. Come to see us!


    Sandy Frost
    March 11th, 2011

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