Every year, Northside Center for Child Development, Inc., a long-time source of support to the residents of East and Central Harlem, honors community leaders at its annual Awards Gala with the prestigious Mamie Award. The Mamie Award is given in tribute to Northside Center’s co-founder, Dr. Mamie Phipps Clark, to individuals representing the agency’s finest traditions of giving, caring, education, nurturing, and self-reliance.