City &State NY: The 2022 Above & Beyond
Melanie Hartzog, our new CEO & President, was recognized in City & State NY’s 2022 Above & Beyond, a list recognizing 50 remarkable women – including advocates, entrepreneurs, and other...
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The Foundling’s Dr. Akeem Marsh discusses his new book, “Not Just Bad Kids”
At The Foundling, we understand that many of the behavioral challenges exhibited by children and teenagers are often linked to past trauma, stress, and other environmental factors. In our Health and...
View ArticleNYN Media: Leader to Leader – Melanie Hartzog
In the latest NYN Media’s Leader to Leader spotlight, our President & CEO Melanie Hartzog discusses her new position at The Foundling, sharing details about her decision to leave the government...
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The VisABILITY Project: Celebrating the Creativity of our Participants with...
In Fall 2021, our Day Habilitation participants were invited to join in a VisABILITY art workshop series to help develop their creative talents. Workshops were led by The Foundling’s creative...
View ArticleFordham News: Commencement 2022 Honorary Degree Recipients – Bill Baccaglini
Bill Baccaglini, The Foundling’s former President and CEO, will be granted an honorary doctorate of humane letters by Fordham University at their May 21 commencement ceremony. He will also be the...
View ArticleJoin Team Foundling for the TCS NYC Marathon on November 6!
Since 1970, the TCS New York City Marathon – the world’s largest marathon – has been a source of inspiration for runners around the globe. On November 6, 2022, over 50,000 athletes will once again take...
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The Blue Party was a Wonderful Celebration!
The Blue Party was a Wonderful Celebration! With beautiful weather, an array of delicious food and drinks, great music, special auction and raffle items, it was a wonderful opportunity to come together...
View ArticleMott Haven Herald: Haven Kids Rock: ‘Kids Coming Out of Their Shell’
Mott Haven Herald highlighted our Haven Kids Rock performing arts program in a recent feature, which features interviews with co-founder Nef Jones and two of the Haven Academy scholars currently in the...
View ArticleOur 2021 Impact Report
2021 has been a year of transformation. From the pandemic’s continued impact on our community, to major leadership shifts in city, state, and federal government, it’s been a year of change for all of...
View ArticleFordham News: Graduate School of Social Service Sends Grads off to Heal a...
Bill Baccaglini, The Foundling’s former President & CEO, appeared at Fordham University’s Graduate School of Social Service this week. He was conferred an honorary doctorate of humane letters, as...
View ArticleCity & State NY – Political Personalities with Skye: Melanie Hartzog
Skye Ostreicher speaks to our CEO & President, Melanie Hartzog. They disucss how she parlays her government experience into the nonprofit sector to help provide social services in New York City,...
View ArticleAmerican Psychiatric Association: Press Release – APA Foundation Announces...
The American Psychiatric Association Foundation (APAF) announced the winners of its 2022 Awards for Advancing Minority Mental Health at its annual benefit held in conjunction with APA’s 2022 Annual...
View ArticleNew York Daily News: The High Cost of Underpaying Social Service Workers
In an editorial co-written by our CEO and President, Melanie Hartzog, and Jennifer Geiling, CEO of Union Settlement, these two nonprofit leaders make the case for a greater investment in the city’s...
View ArticleCity & State: Power of Diversity – Black 100
Melanie Hartzog, The Foundling’s President & CEO, was named on this year’s City & State’s Black 100 list. This annual listing “recognizes the most influential Black New Yorkers in politics,...
View ArticleA Statement on the Supreme Court Ruling on Gun Rights
The news coming out of the Supreme Court regarding gun rights is difficult to process. At The Foundling, most of us have spent significant time and resources trying to combat our city’s growing gun...
View ArticleProviding Opportunities and Independence for People with Disabilities: The...
Last month, The Foundling achieved a three-year Quality Assurances Accreditation (QAA) from the Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL) – the culmination of a months-long process that included on-site...
View ArticleBronxNet: LaTasha Fermin-Williams discusses Juvenile Justice on The Bronx...
On local television channel BronxNet’s Bronx Social Justice and Anti-Violence Forums, LaTasha Fermin-Williams, who leads our Juvenile and Criminal Justice programs, sat down with host Daren Jaime to...
View ArticleSavoy Foundation Grants $150,000 to The New York Foundling Summer Camp...
In a press release from The American Foundation of Savoy Orders (Savoy Foundation), the foundation shared that they recently granted $150,000 for The Foundling’s Camp Felix. Read more on PRWeb The post...
View ArticleMedPage Today: Are Parents Contributing to the Youth Mental Health Crisis?
In this op-ed published in MedPage Today, Mel Schneiderman, PhD and Amy Baker, PhD – both of The Foundling’s Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection – discuss the mental health care crisis that...
View ArticleSocial Work Today: Connected Care
In an article in the latest edition of Social Work Today, Shannon Ghramm-Smith, our Senior Vice President of our Child Welfare & Behavioral Health Division, draws on her experience at The Foundling...
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