Program areas at Greater Hudson Promise Neighborhood
Early learning literacy network: the early learning and literacy network of columbia county is a collaborative network focused on early literacy and early childhood development. It also includes early learning programs serving children 0-5 across columbia county.
Emergency assistance/family support: assisting families in need in the Hudson area with support to meet their most basic needs. This includes support with rent, food, medical supplies, and other essential needs.
Hudsonup: hudsonup is the first small-city universal basic income pilot in the us and the longest running at 5 years. The pilot provides direct cash assistance to 128 city of Hudson residents. The organization currently administers the 1st, 2nd and 3rd cohorts of hudsonup, distributing 500 a month to 128 participants.
Ghicip: the Greater Hudson Promise initiative for children of incarcerated parents (ghicip) is designed to support children and families impacted by incarceration through education, programming, and policy changes that strengthen families and our communities. Community programs: ghpn organizes and implements 3 annual community building events which include mlk day of service, community clean-up and block party. Another essential community program is our beyond ged program, supporting opportunity youth disconnected from school and the workforce, in obtaining their ged. Promise after-school programs: an afterschool program that provides academic, social, and emotional support to students in the Hudson city school district, from kindergarten through their senior year of high school. Youth preventive services: the youth prevention network (ypn) of columbia county works to support families and youth in need of support through a strength-based trauma-informed and collaborative framework to build on existing community resources and address service gaps. Through a collective impact approach, the organization coordinates the partners of ypn including the Hudson city school district in an effort to support youth and families in need of support. Ghpn's vision is that through seamless coordination of resources and support, every child and family in columbia county is given the best opportunity to thrive