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The New York Times: What It’s Like to Be a Teacher in 2020 America
The New York Times recently profiled one of our teachers at Haven Academy: “Jardy Santana, 34, teaches English at Mott Haven Academy Charter School, a school predominantly serving families involved in the child welfare system in the Bronx, which is run in partnership with the New York Foundling. She has been teaching for 12 years, […]
The New York Times: Finding Help to Take Their Next Steps
The most recent installment of The New York Times’ Neediest Cases profiles Denisha, a participant in our Supportive Housing program. She had a turbulent home life growing up, and spent much of her adolescence in the foster care system. Her love of school, however, was always a constant. With The Foundling’s support, Denisha has been […]
Understanding Cultural Norms in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community
Each September, cities and states across the country recognize and pay tribute to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Awareness Month. It’s a time when there’s greater attention and focus on members of this community, a celebration of their cultural norms and traditions, and a deeper understanding of how they communicate with one another. For nearly […]
Empowering School Staff and Students to Report Child Abuse
Our award-winning Child Abuse Prevention Program (CAPP) has reached nearly 600,000 elementary school students in New York City since 1986. The program teaches up to 20,000 children every year to recognize, resist, and report abuse and neglect using life-sized puppets during in-school workshops. Over the last 34 years, the program has shown its effectiveness in […]
Hypebae: For the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Clear Face Masks are More Than an Aesthetic Choice
Hypebae reports on the proliferation of accessible PPE that allows the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community to better communicate. “We jointly designed a clear face covering to ‘unmask’ masked communication with the deaf and hard of hearing community,” Goldstein said. Sprayground, another brand expanding into the clear face mask category, makes an entirely transparent version featuring two […]
City & State: Virtual Healthy New York Summit
The Foundling’s President and CEO, Bill Baccaglini, spoke at City and State’s Virtual Healthy New York Summit. The virtual conference, which focused on COVID-19’s impact on New York healthcare policies, brought together decisionmakers and experts from all sectors to identify challenges posed by the pandemic and propose solutions to improve health outcomes for New Yorkers. […]
Center for New York City Affairs: Despite Covid-19’s Emotional Traumas, Student Mental Health Services Dry Up
The New School’s Center for New York City Affairs reports on the lack of mental health resources available to New York City students this school year, including insight from our CEO, Bill Baccaglini. “As kids finally resume classes – remotely this week and in classrooms next – they will find that many social workers and […]
Celebrating Our Direct Support Professionals
By Renee Pili, AVP, Developmental Disabilities Division Direct Support Professionals Week is September 13-September 19. To meet some of our DSPs, make sure to follow us on social media. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. The New York Foundling’s Developmental Disabilities programming has doubled in size in recent years. This growth […]
Washington Examiner: Invisible Children
Washington Examiner reports on how the COVID-19 pandemic has led to decreased reports of child maltreatment across the country, with insight from The New York Foundling: “Bill Baccaglini, the president and CEO of the New York Foundling (the city’s oldest foster care agency), said he is “very concerned that once the clouds lift, that we […]