Hunts Point Alliance for Children

🎭 What a season for HPAC’s Children’s Shakespeare Ensemble! ✨

This year, our incredible students brought Twelfth Night to life with performances at Bronx Academy for Multi-Media and The Public Theater’s LuEsther Hall.

From the first rehearsal to the final curtain call, these young performers showed dedication, creativity, confidence, and so much heart. Watching our scholars take the stage, support one another, and grow as artists and leaders has made us incredibly proud.

The Shakespeare Ensemble is about so much more than performance. It’s about helping young people discover their voices, build confidence, and realize what they are capable of achieving, both on stage and beyond.

Check out these sneak peek photos from this year’s performances and join us in celebrating our amazing scholars, teaching artists, and families on an unforgettable season. ❤️👏

📚 Book Giveaway!! 🐰

Join HPAC’s ECE team this Thursday, May 28, from 3:00–5:00 PM at 889 Hunts Point Ave (The Boat) for a chance to add to your little one’s growing library.

Free books for children ages 0–8 — the perfect opportunity to spark a love of reading from an early age. ❤️

This month, families can look forward to titles like A Little Bunny by Rosalee Wren, perfect for hopping into spring. 🌷

We hope to see you there!

✨ Tech Week is here! ✨

Our Shakespeare Ensemble students are hard at work bringing Twelfth Night to life, and we cannot wait for families, friends, and community members to see everything they’ve created on stage. 🎭

Join us for two exciting performances at 6:00 PM:

📍 May 15 — Bronx Academy for Multi-Media
📍 May 17 — The Public Theater, LuEsther Hall

From long rehearsals to final costume fittings, our students have poured so much heart, creativity, and dedication into this production, and now it’s almost time for the curtain to rise.

We hope you’ll come celebrate these incredible young performers with us! ❤️

On May 20, the stage lights will rise on something extraordinary ✨

Young people from Hunts Point will stand before a room full of supporters, families, educators, and community leaders — not just as performers, but as confident young people who have discovered their voice, their talent, and what they are capable of achieving.

That transformation is what HPAC is all about.

This year’s Annual Gala will celebrate the remarkable impact of our students while honoring K. Ann McDonald, Dr. Helen Arteaga, and Student Honoree Ariana Cruz.

Every ticket purchased helps sustain programs that give young people opportunities to grow, lead, create, and thrive — not only on stage, but in their futures.

We would truly love to celebrate with you on May 20.

Purchase tickets or make a donation today at our LinkInBio.

With gratitude,

Rosa Agosto
Chairperson
HPAC Board of Directors

Mark Your Calendars!

On May 20th, we come together to celebrate something powerful — young people finding their voice, their confidence, and their future.

The HPAC Annual Gala is more than an event. It’s a celebration of possibility.

Stay tuned for the full invitation coming shortly. In the meantime, mark your calendars.

Our Early Childhood Education team hosted another magical Reading Makes Me Glow event for the Hunts Point community 💛 Families enjoyed stories, hands-on activities, and plenty of glow-in-the-dark fun for our littlest readers.

We’re so proud of our ECE team for bringing the magic year after year, and for always finding creative ways to spark a love of reading in our community 📚✨

Joyful moments from our Family School Skills winter session ❄️📚

Each week featured a new story, and by the end of the program, every family went home with a mini library and tools to continue learning as our youngest scholars get ready for school.

HPAC programs like Family School Skills help strengthen parent-child relationships while building early literacy, communication, and confidence for our Hunts Point children.

We are so proud of the families who joined us this winter and filled our space with curiosity, laughter, and love for learning. 💙

Get ready to light up the afternoon ✨📚

Join our Early Childhood Education team for an afternoon of stories, imagination, and little glow-in-the-dark magic! Reading Makes Me Glow is all about celebrating the magic of books through hands-on fun, creativity, and community for our youngest readers.

The first 50 families get a special edition glow-in-the-dark book to take home! We can't wait to see you there.

As we get closer to a well-deserved Mid-Winter Break, we’re taking a moment to celebrate a season full of learning, laughter, and community 💛

From reading together in Funstastic Reading, to discovering new resources at our Wellness Fair, to expressing creativity through acting classes and dance workshops, our families continue to show up ready to learn, grow, and play together.

We are so grateful for our amazing HPAC families and can’t wait for a beautiful spring filled with performances, programming, and new adventures ahead! 🌸✨

We’re proud to celebrate our Executive Director, Davina Angus, on her recognition by Influential Women for her outstanding leadership and impact at The Hunts Point Alliance for Children!