A look at how The Foundling’s Haven Academy is finding success in educating children whose lives have been hijacked by abuse, neglect and violence. READ MORE
A look at how The Foundling’s Haven Academy is finding success in educating children whose lives have been hijacked by abuse, neglect and violence. READ MORE
This article about foster-adoptive parent Frances Gracia, talks about adopting 2 year old Giuseppe and overcoming health challenges READ MORE
Bill’s letter from earlier in the month was picked up, encourages others to support recommendation against spanking READ MORE
The money will go to graduate students attending New York University and Fordham University. READ MORE
The Foundling announced that $100,000 in scholarships will be awarded to a group of students pursuing degrees in social work at New York University’s Silver School of Social Work and Fordham University’s Graduate School of Social Service during the 2018-2019 academic year in an effort to encourage talented students to pursue careers as social workers in the child welfare system. READ MORE
Nearly 300 people attended the event, which was hosted by NY1 morning anchor Pat Kiernan. Proceeds will fund more than 30 programs that help disadvantaged children and families, including juvenile justice, child welfare, education, services for single mothers, and foster care youth. READ MORE
Students at The New York Foundling’s Mott Haven Academy in the Bronx brought their role models to school for the second annual Bring Your Male Role Model to School Day. Fathers, brothers, uncles, foster parents, and family friends attended the event which celebrates male role models in the lives of young people. WATCH HERE
As part of NBC New York’s coverage on the anniversary of Hurricane Maria, reporter Ray Villeda visited The New York Foundling’s newly renovated Head Start center in Vega Alta, which was completely destroyed after the hurricane. WATCH HERE (at 2:45)
Spotlight Exclusives shares the first article in a yearlong series from Youth Today examining higher education for youth in foster care, made possible in part by The New York Foundling. “Early on, many youth in foster care develop a certain resourcefulness that allows them to navigate thorny situations and push through layers of bureaucracy. But almost inevitably, youth in care struggle as they leave high school, enroll in community college, trade school or university and make their way toward graduation.” READ MORE