Access to early childhood education is critical for all children. HFH currently runs three community-based Early Childhood Education Centers—one in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens and two in the Bronx.
Our Centers offer UPK programs for children born in 2020 and 2021. Staff are Certified Teachers, licensed by the NYC Department of Education. Programs run full-day with breakfast, hot lunch, and snacks, and programming includes activities such as yoga, soccer, music classes, and more. There are free and low-cost options.
For specifics on enrolling your child, hours, and more details, please reach out to each Center directly at:
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In honor of Juneteenth students in a recent workshop at Allie’s Place Center for Culinary Education & Employment prepped and served a special Bistro menu inspired by the tradition of Shoebox Lunches (meals packed by Black travelers during the Jim Crow era who were denied access to restaurants and rest stops). These homemade meals—which were carried in shoeboxes—became symbols of resilience. Students learned about this history while practicing their culinary skills—preparing flavorful dishes like grilled chicken thighs with BBQ mango sauce, beef hot links with onion sauce, and vegan collard greens with peppers. Each lunchbox also featured black-eyed pea salad with buttermilk dressing, buttermilk cornbread muffins, and house-made pimento cheese.
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