POUGHKEEPSIE – With Poughkeepsie Mayor Rob Rolison transitioning to the State Senate, City Administrator Marc Nelson, as the new mayor, will also become co-chair of the Poughkeepsie Children’s Cabinet.
He will join Poughkeepsie Schools Superintendent Dr. Eric Rosser heading up the effort that was formed by Rosser and Rolison three years ago.
“By all accounts, there are only two children’s cabinets – one in New York City and I think we are the only one outside New York City to have a children’s cabinet,” he said. “The collaboration that has been happening since the cabinet was formed I think has really contributed to improving the outcomes for our children and for the community.”
Among its other accomplishments in 2022, the Poughkeepsie Children’s Cabinet released two reports that provide in-depth analysis of Early Childhood Development and Out-of-School Enrichment and Learning in the city and make a series of recommendations to improve opportunities for children and families.
To date, recommendations from the Working Group process have helped shape the creation of
the City of Poughkeepsie’s new Division of Youth Opportunity and Development; informed the development of the school district’s community schools framework; and helped prompt a $200,000 increase in philanthropic funding to local nonprofits for Summer 2022 programs.
