New York City First Lady Chirlane McCray reads from the book “Love Is” to a group of children during a baby shower at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden in April 2016 presented by the First Lady and one of the largest and oldest NYC nonprofits, The New York Foundling, as part of the NYC Children’s Cabinet Talk to Your Baby Campaign Saturday, April 2, 2016. READ MORE
“If they haven’t already, many agencies may be forced to decide between paying the rent or the utility bill. Unfortunately, it’s the city’s most vulnerable children and families who will end up paying the price,” writes The New York Foundling’s CEO and President Bill Baccaglini. READ MORE
How does a company recruit top talent with the tenacity to get the job done and the diversity to bring new and valued perspectives to their work? These days, this is a ubiquitous question being asked by hiring managers at startups and Fortune 500 companies alike. The answer is not straight forward, but as one of New York’s largest social services nonprofits with nearly 2,000 employees and constant hiring needs, at The New York Foundling, we know that merely posting on job boards and culling for pedigreed resumes isn’t working. READ MORE
The New York Foundling’s charter school Mott Haven Academy in the South Bronx is beginning its middle school expansion in fall 2017. “The idea, explained the Foundling’s president and CEO Bill Baccaglini, grew out of wanting to keep existing students in a stable environment for as long as possible,” Chalkbeat reports. READ MORE
New York City volunteers worked at a Harlem elementary school on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The volunteers did everything from painting lockers to making up care packages. One group of volunteers made “dozens of baby blankets” to donate to The New York Foundling. READ MORE
The New York Foundling’s Families Rising program was featured in a Juvenile Justice Information Exchange article. The outlet reports, “The New York Foundling has been operating evidence-based Functional Family Therapy (FFT) programs for adolescent offenders since 2007, with excellent results, reducing costs dramatically and producing far better outcomes. Over the past four years, these programs have expanded to include Families Rising, which focuses on older adolescents who appear before courts in the adult criminal justice system.” READ MORE
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation awarded one million dollars in grant money to the New York Foundling for its Road to Success program, which supports foster youth from eighth grade through college. READ MORE
Families in Staten Island celebrated the holiday season with The New York Foundling at the Historic Old Bermuda Inn. The party was planned with youngsters in mind, with face painting and dancing provided by Bubbles the Clown, and toys donated by the Staten Island Power Squadron. READ MORE
City data reveals a record number of New Yorkers are experiencing homelessness. Throughout the city, The New York Times reports, “charter schools are serving fewer homeless students, proportional to their total enrollment, than traditional public schools.” However, The New York Foundling’s Mott Haven Academy in the South Bronx prioritizes seats for homeless children and children in foster care. READ MORE
Crime doesn’t happen in isolation. It’s about networks, like the block you live on and the web of relationships you have. That’s where Families Rising comes in: Delivered by the New York Foundling nonprofit, the initiative offers an alternative to incarceration of New York City youths who have been tried as adults. These young people get delayed sentencing and the possibility of avoiding a criminal record in exchange for going into Functional Family Therapy, an evidence-based approach that’s had highly replicated success. READ MORE