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The Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet is the city's cradle-to-career backbone organization, uniting leaders, families, and youth to coordinate supports that shape children's lives and build pathways to economic mobility for every child.

06/04/2026

☀️ Our Executive Director Jill Gomez had the privilege of facilitating Childcare as Economic Infrastructure: Workforce Solutions for the Hudson Valley at Vassar College, hosted by Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley and Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation. ☀️

👶 The conversation centered on something many families know firsthand: childcare is not just a family issue. It’s economic infrastructure. 👶

💼 When families can access affordable, reliable, high-quality childcare, kids have a strong developmental start, parents can participate in the workforce, businesses can retain talent, and communities are better positioned to thrive. 💼

🌱 Thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to this important discussion about building stronger systems for children, families, and our region. 🌱

💭 We’re curious: 💭

What would a stronger childcare system mean for your family, workplace, or community?

Share your thoughts in the comments below.

05/22/2026

Summer belongs to our kids. ☀️

The 2026 Poughkeepsie Summer Youth Programs Guide is now LIVE! Sports, arts, STEM, workforce programs, and more, all in one place. Many programs are completely free.

Share this with a family who needs it. 🔗 Link in bio.

05/20/2026

Today we’re spotlighting an organization that the Poughkeepsie youth call their own.

Community Matters 2 isn’t just a program. It’s a safety net. Kids across this city will tell you that the staff at CM2 brighten their day and meaningfully connect with them in ways that stay with them throughout their lives.

But CM2 is also building something that lasts in Poughkeepsie. Through youth development, workforce readiness, and real community investment, they’re preparing young people to understand themselves, find their place, and leave them ready to take on the world.

Every child in Poughkeepsie deserves to be seen, supported, and set up for success.

Community Matters 2 makes that possible. And the Poughkeepsie Children’s Cabinet is proud to support and celebrate CM2’s work. 🧡

📣 The Extraordinary Youth Summer Camp is back! 📣

July 6 through August 14
35 North Hamilton St.
Ages 7–15.
Every day. 8:30AM–3PM.

Football. Basketball. Volleyball. Virtual Reality. Yoga. And so much more. And more than the activities, is the people, educators, and leaders who see the children in Poughkeepsie that walks through their doors and believe in what they’re capable of becoming.

Registration is open. Link in our bio.

05/13/2026

We were overjoyed to welcome Sec. Shaun Donovan, Enterprise Community Partners ( ) CEO and former Obama Administration HUD, along with Senior Vice President of Programs Baaba Halm, and Neil Coleman of Communications, Policy and Development to Poughkeepsie! 🏙️✨

Walking our neighborhoods, sitting in conversation, and dreaming alongside Mayor Flowers, the Poughkeepsie Housing Authority, and the Cabinet, their visit was a reminder that Poughkeepsie is truly in a powerful moment. 💛

Our fireside chat with Shaun brought national expertise right to our community, sparking deep conversations about affordable housing as a platform for mobility, land use reform, and what it really takes to build lasting opportunity for families from cradle to career.

And the work doesn’t stop there. Through our ongoing collaboration with Enterprise, we’re moving forward on several exciting fronts for technical assistance and partnership that supports Poughkeepsie’s affordable, mixed-income housing goals.

Poughkeepsie has the leadership, the momentum, and the national partners to match. And we are just getting started. 🌱

05/07/2026

This past weekend at PKX Festival () we saw what community looks like in action.

Over 100 people showed up Friday for The Art Effect’s Teen Art Exhibit and Film Showcase, celebrating young artists, filmmakers, and award winners including Dahlia Haselton, Nanami Aoyama, and Fayza Sekatawa. Sunday brought the whole neighborhood out for music, art-making, and connection in Pershing Park.

Congratulations ! We were proud to be there tabling alongside you and sharing summer opportunities and resources for young people across Poughkeepsie.

This is what the Advancing Opportunities for Adolescents initiative is about. Young people celebrated. Families connected. Organizations aligned.

05/05/2026

✨🎬 At PCC, We’re proud to support the launch of DREAM ON 🎬✨

This new YouTube series, supported by and , spotlights real solutions to rebuild the American Dream — starting with a powerful story from San Antonio and the impact of Communities In Schools.

At a time when opportunity feels out of reach for too many, DREAM ON focuses on what’s working — and how those solutions can grow.

Want to help?

▶️ Watch the full episode
💬 Like + comment
📲 Share with your network

Your engagement helps these stories reach more people — and that matters.

View the link in our bio to watch the premiere on Youtube.

04/30/2026

What if the American Dream isn’t dead — it’s just hiding in places the news forgot to look?

In Poughkeepsie, we see it every day through the energy of our children, families, and community. We’re incredibly proud of our partners and co-founders of the Poughkeepsie Children’s Cabinet at the Harvard EdRedesign Lab; Emmy Award-winning co-producer of DREAM ON, James Watson, and EdRedesign Executive Director Rob Watson (.) Through initiatives like these, pathways to economic mobility for young people and their families become clearer and more reachable.

DREAM ON spotlights real solutions happening in communities across the country, including right here in our own backyard. Join us for the virtual premiere on May 5th, 2026 from 12:00–1:00 PM ET, hosted by The EdRedesign Lab at Harvard Graduate School of Education.

🎬 Watch the premiere episode featuring Communities In Schools
💡 Learn how local innovation is changing lives
🎤 Hear from filmmakers, national leaders, and researchers in a live Q&A

Link in bio for more.

04/22/2026

🎊 PCC AT THE 2026 SOMOS CONFERENCE 🎊

🌅 Building pathways to economic mobility means starting early and working across sectors. 🌅

💡At the 2026 SOMOS New York Conference, Poughkeepsie Children’s Cabinet Community Partnership Director Matt Evans joined Executive Director Debra-Ellen Glickstein and several other leaders from government, finance, and community organizations to advance a shared question: what does an equity-driven wealth-building agenda look like in New York State? 💡

💬 The conversation focused on early asset-building, culturally responsive financial strategies, building financial mastery within communities, and the role of cross-sector partnerships in expanding opportunity for young people and families. 💬

👏 This is the work at the heart of what we are doing within Poughkeepsie. Strong youth development ecosystems, aligned partners, and coordinated investments can help more young people get on a path to long-term socioeconomic mobility. 👏

04/17/2026

📚 LEARN: What is a thriving wage? 📚

At the Poughkeepsie Children’s Cabinet, we believe every family deserves more than just getting by.
That’s why we are building a thriving wage measure for Poughkeepsie.

That means defining the income families need to meet basic needs and build a stable, secure future; one with the ability to save, plan ahead, pursue education, and access opportunity.

It’s how we’ll hold our cradle-to-career partnership accountable to real economic mobility, not just employment; because when families thrive, young people thrive.

04/15/2026

🎨 At the Poughkeepsie Children’s Cabinet, we are proud to partner with The Art Effect ( ,) a leading creative youth development organization helping young people build skills, confidence, and pathways to future careers through the arts. Through programs in visual arts and media, The Art Effect supports youth in exploring their voice, gaining hands-on experience, and developing real-world skills that connect to both education and career opportunities. 🎨

🎥 Through the OST Collaborative, we partner with The Art Effect to support strong out-of-school time opportunities for young people in Poughkeepsie. The Art Effect is a key leader in this space, providing impactful programming to hundreds of children across the Poughkeepsie City School District through initiatives such as Forge Media ( ,) which offers immersive, project-based learning in filmmaking and digital media, giving students real-world experience and a chance to develop portfolios and career pathways. 🎥

🎙️ Come see the PCC team at The Art Effect’s PKX Festival on Saturday, 4/25! This family-friendly event is free and open to the public. At the PKX Festival, you’ll get to explore over 30 unique art-making activities, live performances, music from DJ BLVD, a celebration of local youth creativity, and more! 🎙️

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289 Main Street , Suite 102
Poughkeepsie, NY
12601

Website

http://pkchildren.org/, http://linkedin.com/company/poughkeepsie-childrens-cabinet

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