Destiny Paradiso discovered important pieces to her personality as a young girl at Camp Felix in Putnam Valley. Now 17 and a volunteer at the camp for foster care children from New York City, she’s hoping to help other young girls do the same. Paradiso has spent part of 10 summers at the Camp Felix, which […]
Tucked away in Putnam Valley is a safe haven for New York City’s children in foster care and the child welfare system. Every summer, the team at The New York Foundling, along with our partners at The Felix Organization, provide a carefree experience to hundreds of children who many never have had the opportunity to […]
CEO of the New York Foundling, Bill Baccaglini, spoke to NY1’s Anthony Pascale about their current situation during Foster Care Awareness Month. Click here to watch the segment.
Click here to meet Lizzie Burrows, a foster parent with The Foundling who has taken care of dozens of foster kids for more than 30 years.
Bill Baccaglini, CEO, sat down for a phone interview with The Chronicle to talk about Foundling’s changes, foster home recruitment, federal finance reform and the future of juvenile justice in New York. Click here to read more.
At The New York Foundling, an agency that finds homes and facilitates adoptions for children, each child is assigned an education specialist who works closely with a team, including foster parents, to get the child the appropriate educational services so that they can stay on track in school. Liyan Bao, vice president of permanency placement […]
As its director of events (at WeWorks), Karly Giaramita’s main goal is to encourage connection among company members and staff through memorable live experiences. Giaramita also makes sure that new events speak to the company’s ideology. As an alternative to the typical office holiday party, the company hosted its first “giving back” days in December, […]
“Other moms say you have to show love to get love” — something Eneida Lugo, 53, of Clinton, says she did not know how to do before taking classes in parenting skills classes at New York Foundling many years ago. After having learned how to validate her children with love, acceptance and affection, she said, […]
Child Success New York City, an innovative program launched by New York City and implemented by several foster care agencies, aims to improve those children’s lives, by providing greater stability while they’re in foster care and a greater likelihood that they’ll be able to return to their natural families. To date, this program has shown […]
Stephanie Kearns, Vice President of Business Operations at The Foundling speaks about children aging out of foster care, a Mother’s Day Comedy Benefit Show on May 5th and more. Listen here.
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