New South Wales in Australia has seen a dramatic reduction in the number of Aboriginal children in foster care after implementing counseling services with the guidance of The Foundling. READ MORE
Entire communities were devastated by Hurricanes Maria and Irma in September 2017, including families and a workforce who relied on The New York Foundling’s dozens of Head Start centers for education and employment. Chief Program Officer Carmen Jirau-Rivera speaks with Jack Ford about both the damage sustained, the state of education in Puerto Rico, and the current recovery efforts underway. WATCH HERE (at 8:00)
The New York Foundling joins Graham Windham for WFUV and BronxNet’s panel discussion on foster care and the issues children in the child welfare system face today. LISTEN HERE
“This spring the award-winning Strike a Chord campaign of New York public radio station WFUV (90.7 FM/ wfuv.org) turns its attention to organizations working with the foster care system in the New York metropolitan region. The campaign is spotlighting organizations that work to support children in the system and families or individuals who want to get involved with fostering or mentoring children.” The New York Foundling, along with other New York City organizations, are featured. READ MORE
The New York Foundling’s CEO and President Bill Baccaglini weighs in on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed cuts to New York City’s child welfare system. “I see it as a major assault on the [2002] legislation, and the spirit and intent of it,” Baccaglini says. READ MORE
New York Foundling CEO and President Bill Baccaglini talks with Voice of America’s Lori Lundin about the state of affairs in Puerto Rico five months after Hurricane Maria and the organization’s Head Start programs on the island. LISTEN HERE (at 18:30)
The Kings County Criminal Bar Association announced its next charity golf outing, happening July 19, 2018. Last year’s outing raised money for several local charities, including The New York Foundling’s Families Rising juvenile justice program. READ MORE
The New York Foundling’s charter school Mott Haven Academy had its students create Valentine’s Day cards for care packages being sent to children and their families in Head Start programs across Puerto Rico, which are led by The Foundling. READ MORE
As part of New York Gov. Cuomo’s three-year initiative to “aid behavioral health providers during the transformation of New York’s Medicaid system,” The New York Foundling, along with several other agencies, helped found the initiative’s Behavioral Health Care Collaboratives called “AsOne. The BHCC will “participate in value-based payment arrangements — a financial incentive framework that rewards improved health outcomes rather than volume-based care,” according to the NYN Media article. READ MORE
Bill Baccaglini, The Foundling’s CEO and President, and Liyan Bao, Vice President, Specialized Services and Permanency Support, talk about The Foundling to spread awareness about foster care agencies and fostering children in New York City. LISTEN HERE