Sensible Socialite ElizaBeth Taylor talks about The Foundling’s partnership with City Winery to create a seasonal rosé called “We Are IntertWINEd” especially for Foster Care Awareness Month in May. A portion of proceeds benefit The Foundling. READ MORE
City Guide NY includes the original Haven Kids Rock musical “Unstoppable: The Musical” on its list of top things to do in the Greenwich Village area during the week of May 14-18, 2018. READ MORE
The Administration for Children’s Services announces its new pilot program to support youth aging out of foster care, called YVLifeSet. The New York Foundling will be one of the first agencies to help pilot this program. READ MORE
“On May 16-18, The New York Foundling and Mott Haven Academy will present the newly revised production of Unstoppable the Musical, performed by the students of Haven Kids Rock at The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture. This year’s production is led by Broadway producer Dan Stone (Dear Evan Hansen, Beautiful, The Carol King Musical and the forthcoming production, The Prom), who has taken a lead role in preparing the kids for three nights of performances this May.” READ MORE
“Boarding programs and other charter innovations mix elements of family life and education for foster kids in need of both.” The Foundling’s Mott Haven Academy Charter School is one of them. READ MORE
Grape Nation, a podcast dedicated to discussing and exploring wine, mentions The Foundling’s custom-labeled rosé “We Are IntertWINED,” made in partnership with City Winery. The wine will be featured at more than a dozen restaurants and bars around New York City starting May 1, and will be available for purchase by the bottle throughout May to honor National Foster Care Awareness Month. LISTEN HERE
Good Housekeeping’s photo gallery features 10 women over the age of 50 who have overcome challenges, are doing incredible things and are following their hearts. One of the 10 featured women is Carmen Jirau-Rivera, The Foundling’s Chief Program Officer who oversees the organization’s Head Start programs in Puerto Rico. READ MORE
Families Rising, The Foundling’s alternative-to-incarceration juvenile justice program, attended a Kings County Criminal Bar Association meeting to discuss the program and join the conversation about Raise the Age. READ MORE
The New York Foundling’s Mott Haven Academy reserves a large fraction of its seats for children involved in the child welfare system, and about a quarter of its students are homeless. Take a look inside this unique school with a trauma-sensitive curriculum aimed at giving these children tools for success. WATCH HERE
On episode 4 of “Caught” from WNYC Studios, listeners are introduced to 16-year-old Honor, who finds himself caught up in the juvenile justice system after a serious incident at home. Follow Honor and his mother as they work with a therapist in The New York Foundling’s Families Rising alternative-to-incarceration program. LISTEN HERE