Cornell University Cooperative Extension – New York City (CUCE-NYC) is one of 50 programs receiving $25,000 from Robin Hood, a poverty-fighting non-profit organization based in New York City. The award is part of Robin Hood’s FUEL for 50 initiative which provides funding and resources to non-profit programs that support families in New York City with children ages 0-3.
The funding will support the development of the Strong Together – Tree of Life Center Partnership for Early Children’s Health (Strong Together) in Jamaica, Queens. The Tree of Life Center is a
mixed-use building in Jamaica that will soon open 174 affordable apartments, a federally qualified health center and dental clinic, and other community services. Strong Together will unite programs geared for parents and caregivers of kids aged 0-3 that focus on early childhood development from all the Tree of Life Center partners: CUCE-NYC, First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, First Jamaica Community and Urban Development Corporation (FJCUDC), and the Community Healthcare Network.