Blanche Ely and Sanders Park, Pompano Beach
Ready. Set. RYZE
A community-led, cradle-to-career initiative helping children, youth and families in Northwest Pompano Beach thrive. Now a designated Florida Children's Initiative.
A place, a pathway, a future
Pompano RYZE focuses on the Blanche Ely and Sanders Park neighborhoods of Northwest Pompano Beach. Families here face high poverty, housing instability and unemployment, and they also bring deep roots, strong schools and community pride.
- Who we serveChildren, youth and families, from early years to career
- WhereRoughly Copans Road to Atlantic Boulevard, between I‑95 and Dixie Highway
- Neighborhood anchorsBlanche Ely High School, Sanders Park Elementary, Mitchell Moore Park
- HealthCBCI / Health HUB
Pompano RYZE is modeled after the nationally recognized Harlem Children's Zone and adapted locally through resident leadership. Instead of one program, it connects education, health, family stability and career opportunity so children and families get support at every stage.
- Anchor and backboneThe Community Foundation of Broward aligns resident priorities, schools, partners and investment
- Resident voiceNeighbors help set priorities and shape what comes next
- Shared outcomesA quarterly scorecard, resident feedback and annual reporting
- Whole-family supportHealth, parenting and fatherhood, housing and safety
- Summer 2024Community listening and planning begins
- July 2026Recognized in Florida Statute § 409.147 as a Florida Children's Initiative, with a funding appropriation
- January 9, 2027Ready. Set. RYZE! community celebration
- 2027–2030Connect and deliver: strategic plan activated, coordinated services and pathways
- 2031–2036Sustain and deepen: community leadership, multi-year resources, proposed endowment growth
One connected path, cradle to career
Tap each stage to see how Pompano RYZE supports children and families from the early years to economic mobility.
Early years
Strengthen the foundation for school readiness and success
What we'll track
Health, parenting and fatherhood, housing and safety support at every stage
Why this place. Why now.
The need is concentrated, not citywide. Tap a number for context.
Sources: ACS 2020–24 / Census Reporter; United for ALICE 2026 (2024 data); BCPS school improvement plan. Outcome measures are proposed, and community targets will be set with residents and partners.
Become part of the solution
Fund the infrastructure
Coordination, resident leadership, strategic planning and shared evaluation.
Makes delivery consistentInvest in the pathways
Early learning, academic support, family wellness and career opportunities.
Connects resources to outcomesBuild a lasting legacy
Help develop the proposed Pompano RYZE Endowment Fund alongside annual support.
Strengthens long-term continuity
Partners
Anchored by the Community Foundation of Broward, working with Broward County Public Schools, the City of Pompano Beach, Pompano Chamber, CSC, HANDY, Crockett Foundation, iTrainNow, the Center for Family & Community Restoration, and the Harlem Children's Zone / William Julius Wilson Institute / Power of Place learning network.