Bedford Stuyvesant
The Bedford Stuyvesant CPI is represented by local community agencies which work with Bedford Stuyvesant residents who need help with mental and prenatal health services, caring for their children safely at home and finding quality child care.
Bushwick
Bushwick Community Partnership Initiative brings together a diverse group of organizations, some of which have decades-long roots in the community. The partner organizations reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity of the community. Under the name Bushwick Making Children Important (BMCI), this CPI is working to strengthen families by linking them to support services that promote the health and safety of children.
East Harlem
East Harlem, with a long tradition of collaboration among social service organizations, became a part of the Community Partnership Initiative in 2007. The East Harlem partners work with Children’s Services to promote greater community-based participation in issues such as keeping children in their neighborhoods of origin when they are placed in foster care and helping families to find support services.
East New York
In East New York, the organizations that comprise the Community Partnership created the Community Coalition of East New York. The East New York coalition emphasizes the power of team-building among local organizations and individuals to enhance the healing, strengthening and growth of the community and families of East New York.
Elmhurst
Elmhurst joined the Community Partnership Initiative to bring together organizations which reflect the neighborhood’s diversity to benefit local residents who need help keeping children safe and healthy. Under the name “Families Building Community,” the Elmhurst CPI is active in providing services that are culturally appropriate to meet the needs of its community members.
Highbridge
The Highbridge Community Partnership Initiative includes a number of community organizations operating in the southwestern or “High Bridge” area of the Bronx, including the Highbridge Community Life Center, Citizens Advice Bureau, Jewish Child Caring Agencies and Bronx Defenders. Many of these groups have a long tradition of working with Children’s Services to improve the lives of families in need by using the resources of the community. The partners are incorporated under one umbrella group -- “The Bridge Builders CPI.”
Jamaica
Jamaica, Queens is a community rich in energy and culture, with a history of strong community support systems. The Jamaica Community Partnership Initiative began as five separate local organizations who came together to better serve the needs of this dynamic Queens community – it now comprises more than 60 nonprofit agencies working to help local children and families. The Jamaica CPI’s goals include connecting children to child care and Head Start and supporting community-based visits for children in foster care.
Lower East Side
The Lower East Side, one of the oldest neighborhoods of New York City, has a long history of community based organizations supporting its residents. This CPI’s goals include connecting local parents to child care and head Start services and foster care recruitment. Events have included a “Teen Meet and Greet” recruitment event at the famous Poet’s Café.
Mott Haven
The Mott Haven CPI is focused on increasing the quality of services for families living in this southwest Bronx neighborhood-- especially those engaged with the child welfare system. This CPI wants to create solutions for the many problems that lead to family separations. Goals include foster care recruitment and supporting visitation of families with their children in foster care. The CPI has hosted visiting days at New York Foundling where games and family-centered activities were provided for families.
Soundview
Soundview is a community rich in diversity. The mission of the Soundview coalition is to promote the permanency and well-being of children and families. To support the families in Soundview, this CPI works with community leaders, service providers, and the Administration for Children’s Services. Goals include actively recruiting new families for children in care and supporting family conferences designed to promote greater parent involvement.
Staten Island
Staten Island is home to a very welcoming and dedicated community that prides itself on being tightly-knit and family-focused. The Staten Island CPI includes the Staten Island Council on Child Abuse and Neglect, a group of more than 25 service providers, agencies, community groups and community residents, all of whom work together to provide family-centered, community-based services.The CPI coalition is also training community members to attend family conferences to support family members, bridge cultural differences and support parents.
