PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. — There are approximately 11,000 children in the child welfare system or foster care in New York. Since 2006, The New York Foundling and The Felix Organization have given the gift of Camp Felix, a sleepaway camp in Putnam Valley, to over 1,000 of these children. Click here to read the full […]
Bethany Lampland is taking action to prove that doing good is great for business. “I’ve seen the magic that happens when human altruism and corporate America’s ambitions fit together, when the tension between maximizing profits and doing good are resolved because doing good is good for business,” says Bethany. Bethany is the 37-year-old Chief […]
Many readers have experienced the magic of summer camp–days spent basking in the sun, swimming and splashing around the pool or lake, playing sports, running around, making new friends, and enjoying beautiful summer nights around a campfire telling ghost stories. Those were the days we lived for as children and the joys we hope our […]
Telemundo 47 | Street Art Reaches the Bronx An artist from Brazil came to the Bronx for, alongside students, change the facade of a school with his vision of hope and talent to create urban art. Click here to view the video.
A Brazilian artist has turned a brown building into a rainbow of colors in the Bronx. Artist Nove brought the tropical culture of Brazil to the Mott Haven Academy with some help from students. Click here to read the full article.
MOTT HAVEN — A Brazilian artist inspired by The Bronx’s legacy of graffiti spent Monday painting a mural with students from the Mott Haven Academy Charter School. Click here to read the full article.
Spotlight on The New York Foundling’s Back-to-School Shopping Day. Here, kids in the child welfare system were able to pick out new school supplies and clothes. READ MORE
“Among the 600 or so guests who are attending a homecoming this weekend to celebrate the Foundling’s 140th anniversary, there is a kinship of loss, renewal and discovery,” writes The New York Times. READ MORE
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