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Bronx Times: Bronx Charter Schools Launch ‘Thank a Teacher’ Campaign amid 2020 Education Challenges

This holiday season, Bronx public charter schools have launched a holiday campaign to thank teachers for their dedication during this challenging school year.

Jessica Nauiokas, Founder and Head of School at Haven Academy, participated in the campaign, saying “regardless of the situation, they have made it clear that they are committed to students’ excellence and education. They’ve proven that their impact on students’ lives goes beyond the traditional classroom. They are our children’s cheerleaders, role models and support systems. We’re so proud of all that they’ve done during such a difficult time.”

Read more at Bronx Times

December 3, 2020/by Elefant Design

News 12: Parenting 411 – Mother Expands Family Through Adoption

Closing out National Adoption Month, News 12 in The Bronx recently featured Janina MacLean and her story of becoming a foster mother – and later adopting – two siblings with The Foundling.

Watch the video at News 12.

December 1, 2020/by Elefant Design

Education, Media Coverage

AM New York: Bronx Educators offer Advice on Improving Remote Learning

Jessica Nauiokas, Head of School at Haven Academy, shares her insight and expertise on educating young people during the pandemic in this op-ed. “As the pandemic has shown, schools are truly the anchors of the neighborhoods we serve,” she writes. “We have used this moment to reimagine our relationship with our parents. We’ve taken the time to gain an even deeper understanding of their individual situations. Did they lose a loved one? Are families facing tenuous financial circumstances? Did they have the social support they needed—food, housing, and more—in this time of urgent need? We’ve found that success at remote learning and supporting each child necessitates actively understanding those answers.”

Read more at AM New York

December 1, 2020/by Elefant Design

Education, Media Coverage

BronxNet: Mott Haven Academy Charter School Provides Thanksgiving Food for Students

BronxNet reports on our efforts to spread Thanksgiving cheer to the students and families at Haven Academy – while the school cannot celebrate together this year, the school provided turkeys, vegetables, and other food for families to cook at home.

“Unfortunately, we are not allowed to sit together as one. But we are still one in our hearts,” said one Haven parent.

Watch BronxNet’s report below:

December 1, 2020/by Elefant Design

Health and Behavioral Health, Media Coverage

The New York Times: Teens in Covid Isolation: ‘I Felt Like I Was Suffocating’

In the New York Times’ recent feature – which explores the effects of pandemic-induced isolation on the mental health of teenagers – Nandini Ahuja, a therapist in our School Based Mental Heath program, shares some of the coping strategies she has shared in her work.

Read more at New York Times

November 13, 2020/by Elefant Design

Developmental Disabilities, Media Coverage

Bronx Times: New York Foundling clients highlight National Disability Employment Awareness Month

The Bronx Times highlighted two participants in our Developmental Disabilities program, and their experiences throughout the pandemic:

“The New York Foundling, one of the city’s oldest social services organizations, provides health care, social-emotional support, entertainment and friendship for hundreds of adults, most of whom live in their group homes full time.

Desiree and Nancy, 37, two residents of The Foundling’s Laconia residence in the Bronx, have been friends for 25 years. They leaned on each other to get through the newly enforced safety measures and had to learn to remain patient as both became unemployed.:

Read more at Bronx Times

November 3, 2020/by Elefant Design

Education, Media Coverage

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, including 10 at Mott Haven, and this year has been her hardest.

For her, the onset of remote learning last spring brought a weighty realization: Each student has very different needs in the virtual classroom.”

Read more at The New York Times

This article was also featured in three additional media outlets:

October 6, 2020/by Elefant Design

Child Welfare, Media Coverage

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 able to continue her academic journey and now, as a teacher, is inspiring others.

Read more at The New York Times.

October 2, 2020/by Elefant Design

Child Welfare, Media Coverage

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 valves, one on each side of the face, that single-use filters can be inserted into. Founder David Ben David shared that the brand has partnered with The New York Foundling’s Family Services for Deaf Children program and will donate masks for distribution in the New York City area.

Read more at Hypebae.

September 21, 2020/by Elefant Design

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Health and Behavioral Health, Media Coverage

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.

Appearing on the event’s “Addressing Health and New York’s Most Vulnerable Populations” panel, Bill Baccaglini addressed the impacts of COVID-19 on the communities we serve. “We can’t go back to business as usual… we learned that tech can be our friend here if we use it wisely. This is not an either or, this is an integration. The mental health issues emanating from this pandemic in disinvested communities will be with us for years to come.” He also advocated for the continued use of tele-health, which has seen positive results in the past few months. “I think if we stick to the traditional clinic-based approach, we’re going to miss something big,” he stated.

Watch the full video below (the panel featuring Bill Baccaglini starts at 1:58:45):

Learn more about the Virtual Healthy New York Summit at City & State here.

September 17, 2020/by Elefant Design

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