After nearly a decade together, foster mom Lizzie Burrow officially adopted her foster daughter, Crystal. Lizzie has fostered dozens of children over her 30 years as a foster parent. WATCH HERE
Long-time foster mom Lizzie Burrow opened her home and her heart to Crystal when she was a teen. On July 9, Lizzie officially adopted the now 22-year-old Crystal. “She nurtured me, and she let me know that everything is going to be OK. Instead of closing her door on me, she was there for me.” READ MORE
As WCBS 880’s Sean Adams reported in “Stories from Main Street,” the songs in “Unstoppable: The Musical” are powerful, and the stories are real. The musical is performed by Haven Kids Rock. LISTEN HERE
New York City schools Chancellor Richard Carranza visited several city charter schools, making one of his stops at The Foundling’s Mott Haven Academy Charter School in the Bronx. READ MORE
“The New York Foundling had a little bit of partying to do as National Foster Care Month came to a close. The New York City nonprofit celebrated foster care students on May 24 who beat the odds by graduating college through The Dorm Project.” READ MORE
NYN Media shares an update from The New York Foundling about youth who have thrived because of its programming. One teen is Ralph, a former foster youth who interned with The Foundling last summer and is now working as a supervisor at Amazon. The other is Rajiv, who was recently accepted to Georgetown University after working with The Foundling’s education programs for youth in care. READ MORE
“‘Tis the season for #RoséAllDay, and Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence winner City Winery New York has a new limited-edition pink charity wine on the market, in honor of National Foster Care Awareness Month.” READ MORE
PIX 11 News gives viewers a behind-the-scenes preview of “Unstoppable: The Musical,” and original musical about life in the child welfare system put on by students from Haven Academy’s after-school music program, Haven Kids Rock. WATCH HERE
Mogul gives a snapshot of the 2018 Blue Party at The Bowery Hotel, which raised $140k for The Foundling’s programs for foster youth, including Camp Felix, Road to Success tutoring, and more. READ MORE
Get an inside-look at The Foundling’s annual Blue Party, which in 2018 raised $140k for its programs supporting youth in foster care. READ MORE