The Bubble Foundation and Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Victor Ochi celebrated family health and wellness at the New York Foundling’s Mott Haven Academy Charter School on Wednesday, March 1. The commemorative event, in the schools where the Bubble Foundation piloted its Family Meal program, celebrated the importance of eating together as a family as students […]
Michael Zink, Director of Educational Services at The Foundling discusses ways to improve access to technology among foster youth in New York City. READ MORE
New York City First Lady Chirlane McCray reads from the book “Love Is” to a group of children during a baby shower at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden in April 2016 presented by the First Lady and one of the largest and oldest NYC nonprofits, The New York Foundling, as part of the […]
“If they haven’t already, many agencies may be forced to decide between paying the rent or the utility bill. Unfortunately, it’s the city’s most vulnerable children and families who will end up paying the price,” writes The New York Foundling’s CEO and President Bill Baccaglini. READ MORE
How does a company recruit top talent with the tenacity to get the job done and the diversity to bring new and valued perspectives to their work? These days, this is a ubiquitous question being asked by hiring managers at startups and Fortune 500 companies alike. The answer is not straight forward, but as one […]
The New York Foundling’s charter school Mott Haven Academy in the South Bronx is beginning its middle school expansion in fall 2017. “The idea, explained the Foundling’s president and CEO Bill Baccaglini, grew out of wanting to keep existing students in a stable environment for as long as possible,” Chalkbeat reports. READ MORE
New York City volunteers worked at a Harlem elementary school on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The volunteers did everything from painting lockers to making up care packages. One group of volunteers made “dozens of baby blankets” to donate to The New York Foundling. READ MORE
The New York Foundling’s Families Rising program was featured in a Juvenile Justice Information Exchange article. The outlet reports, “The New York Foundling has been operating evidence-based Functional Family Therapy (FFT) programs for adolescent offenders since 2007, with excellent results, reducing costs dramatically and producing far better outcomes. Over the past four years, these programs […]
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation awarded one million dollars in grant money to the New York Foundling for its Road to Success program, which supports foster youth from eighth grade through college. READ MORE
Families in Staten Island celebrated the holiday season with The New York Foundling at the Historic Old Bermuda Inn. The party was planned with youngsters in mind, with face painting and dancing provided by Bubbles the Clown, and toys donated by the Staten Island Power Squadron. READ MORE