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The Michael Ann & Saquon Barkley Hope Foundation host an annual coat drive for Children of Promise NYC.

Children of Promise NYC (CPNYC) received a donation of 100 laptop computers that were later distributed to students in need in both Brooklyn and the Bronx.

The laptops were given to teen scholars at CPNYC on April 29, who have shown a great need for personal computers, with the goal to help students bridge the digital divide that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

For NBA FIT Week, the Brooklyn Nets partnered with Children of Promise and The Campaign Against Hunger to create an urban farm experience. They gave local kids a hands-on experience around a program whose goal is to provide local communities with the resources to make healthy choice for the mind, body and spirit.

TREMONT, Bronx -- There was a lot of screaming and laughing in the Bronx on Tuesday night as kids in the community received free winter jackets.

Children of Promise is a full service organization focused on the children of incarcerated parents or relatives.

"We are able to provide after school services, co-located with a mental health clinic so our scholars are able to deal with the issues, challenges, and for so many the secret of having a parent in prison," said Children of Promise founder Sharon Content.

Participants in Children of Promise, youths whose parents are incarcerated, will receive meals thanks to the Food Bank for New York City. Today, December 9, the Food Bank for New York City will deliver boxes of dried goods, fresh produce, and frozen protein to Children of Promise, NYC’s children and families who have an incarcerated parent. Following the delivery, CPNYC Youth Action members will package the food in order to distribute to 150 families and children whom the organization serves.

To celebrate kicking off the third season of The Last O.G, TBS partnered with Upworthy to Give Back Like an O.G. through a share-to-donate campaign to Children of Promise, NYC,

Honoring the deep cultural and historic roots of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, a group of five young participants from Project DREAM transformed the gym to a scale model of the neighborhood on Saturday and lead a public tour on five points of interest.

“Goosebumps” author R.L. Stine met with the children of incarcerated parents at the Children of Promise NYC headquarters in Bed-Stuy on Tuesday.

We’re thrilled to announce that Sharon Content, Founder and President of CPNYC, was recently inducted into the Strong Nonprofits for a Better New York Women in Human Services Hall of Fame.

Our very own Kayla sat down with the Today Show to discuss her experience of having a father in prison. Watch the video below to hear the incredible story of this resilient 7-year old and learn how CPNYC is supporting her and her family overcome the challenges of parental incarceration.

Congratulations to Children of Promise, NYC participant, Legasii Fox, who has been selected to serve on the Kidbox Kids Board of Directors.

The stigma around families and prison is real, says Sharon Content, who has struggled to support one of her own family members serving a prison sentence. The experience inspired her to start Children of Promise NYC, a nonprofit organization trying to provide a better safety net for families in the prison system and, in turn, break what is too often a generational cycle of incarceration.