HarlemLive is proud to work with the community to provide the best experience for the teens that work here.

• The Institute for Learning Technologies at Teachers College:
The most enduring relationship has been with the Institute for Learning Technologies (ILT) at Teachers College, Columbia University. It was while working there that I came up with the idea to start HarlemLive (damn ideas)! Within the first six months, ILT agreed to house the site on their servers (thus saving at minimum $100/month). They have continued to house our ever-growing site. They have also provided copying and mailing services as well as the ability to book rooms for our use at Teachers College. For over two years (HL years 4-6) they were able to pay me a salary under an ongoing grant. Although no longer on salary, I still attend their staff meetings and am considered ILT ‘family’. We are included as one of the projects associated with the Institute and are listed on their website and we’re often asked to participate with the activities of the staff at ILT with schools and CBO’s.

• Columbia Graduate Engineering School:
The engineering school has chosen HL along with 9 other community groups to work with in developing the uses of technology. They have helped us automate how we track our stories and designed an interface for the clickable map project.

•Many Bloomberg reporterHarlemLive works with several NYC high schools, whereas HL is a site where teens serve for internships and community service and earn school credit. Some of the high schools are: City As HS, Beacon HS, Vanguard HS, Columbia Prep HS, HS of Art and Design, Central Park East Secondary and others. The teens at HL are from all over the city from about 30 different HS.