WHY ME?

Changing the Culture to Success One Person at a Time

“Whether it’s sanitation, mental health providers, education, housing programs, economic opportunities — we all need to think in new ways.
The old ways don’t work. We need to think with compassion, innovation, and EDUCATION. We need a comprehensive roadmap, aligning funding with needs and celebrations that runs across all boroughs.”

— Dr Selma Bartholomew
      Woman of Faith 

Quality-of-Life Index

Each zip code must support its residents. Kids need opportunities and activities to build self-esteem. Small businesses need financial help and support. The aging need accessibility. We will gauge what each zip code has and what it doesn’t have. Thus, we will:

  • Invest in Infrastructure: Building in-door sports facilities, renovating and maintaining pools and other facilities.
  • Reimagine and invest in transforming school playgrounds and provide age-appropriate equipment with attention to the needs of diverse learners.
  • Build partnerships with community organizations and local schools to advance the Arts, Music, Fashion, Sports and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) which will serve to prepare our students for today and a brighter tomorrow.

Why Dr Selma B?

The Thoughtful Leadership Our City Deserves.

“I saw up close and personal the dysfunction and closed thinking which only result in we, the people losing out. There came a time when I said, NO MORE. All the changes I made in raising up schools and communities were made using core values, of trust, collaboration, and innovation. I have the same vision for our city of New York, where we work together, zip code by zip code, and we raise all of us up in education, safety, and quality-of-life to have and achieve our goals. Get ready, New York, we are about to move to real change where smart and innovative thinking bolstered with kindness will help create a culture where New Yorkers thrive.”

— Dr Selma Bartholomew

“NYC has the potential to lead the way in developing students who are confident and see themselves as leaders and change agents. Utilizing the data from the Quality-of-Life Index it will be critical to assess what arts, music, and sports are available across the city. We can set a course to create a city where our children, our neighbors and our youth thrive by helping each other. If we do that, New York will continue to be ‘king of the hill, top of the heap.”

— Dr Selma Bartholomew