Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement (HCCI)
Founded in 1986, HCCI was established by a coalition of inter-faith congregations and has implemented a comprehensive portfolio of programs to provide affordable housing and safe streets; offer opportunities for individuals and groups to become and remain economically independent; increase understanding of and access to health care; and, provide substantive educational programs for adults and young people.
- Year
- 2023
- Purpose
- To support HCCI Young Filmmaker Academy, using filmmaking as a means of deflecting attention from street, gun or violent activities that impede upon the development and quality of life for children in the community.
- Amount
- $3,000
- Year
- 2022
- Purpose
- The CCS grant will fund the HCCI Online Filmmaker Training Program.
- Amount
- $6,000
- Year
- 2021
- Purpose
- The CCS grant will support the HCCI Digital Story Workshop, teaching youth and community residents the transferable skills of media production and to empower them to tell their own stories.
- Amount
- $4,000
- Year
- 2020
- Purpose
- The CCS grant will be used for the HCCI Computer Clubhouse Teen Filmmaker Program, which will provide a student-centered, collaborative curriculum and digital media lab. 30 youth participants will be able to curate and produce self-made media such as videos, audio, images, and text.
- Amount
- $1,000