Pix 11: The Impact of Diet Culture on the Holiday Season
Pix 11 recently reported on diet culture, and how the holiday season often brings out mixed messages regarding food – which can be harmful to children and teenagers. Dr. Ruth Gerson, our Senior Vice...
View ArticleNYN Media: Opinion – New York’s Corporal Punishment Ban is Crucial to Kids’...
In an op-ed published in NYN Media, Dr. Mel Schneiderman, Senior VP of the Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection, writes about how New York’s corporal punishment ban is crucial to kids’ mental...
View ArticleAfter 15 Years of Wishing, Anthony’s Dreams of Independence Came True
Remember the excitement of moving out on your own? Many New Yorkers may never get the opportunity – but they will now thanks to you and thanks to The Foundling. While those growing up without support...
View ArticleCity & State: The 2022 Responsible 100
Reïna Batrony, our Vice President of Community-Based and Education Strategies, was honored in City & State’s 2022 Responsible 100! This list recognizes New York business, government, nonprofit and...
View ArticleCenter for Health Care Strategies: Engaging Communities of Color to Promote...
In a new research brief published by Center for Health Care Strategies, The New York Foundling’s efforts providing culturally competent mental health care are profiled. Read more at Center for Health...
View ArticleAt The Foundling, Art Promotes Healing
For participants at The Foundling, art can be a lifeline – it provides tools for self-expression, an accessible way to work through trauma, and a means of contextualizing one’s experiences. Many of the...
View ArticleCamp Felix – Giving Children Experiences and Memories for a Lifetime
Through each of our programs, we strive to build community and forge support systems for those we serve. Camp Felix, our overnight summer camp, is no exception. For the children in our programs, this...
View ArticleRepresent Magazine: New NYC Program Provides College Funds to Teens in Foster...
Represent Magazine recently featured ACS’ College Choice program, a new initiative operating in partnership with The Foundling. Reporter Faith Ornstein, a high school senior in foster care, spoke with...
View ArticleCBS New York: College Choice Program Expands Aid for Foster Care Youth
CBS reporter Hannah Kliger recently reported on ACS’s new College Choice program, which builds upon the work of The Foundling’s Fostering College Success Initiative to provide added support for...
View ArticleMake an Impact this Giving Tuesday!
At The Foundling, we are committed to serving our community, and to continue the promise that the Sisters of Charity made to support our neighbors over 150 years ago. As Melanie Hartzog, our President...
View ArticleCamp Felix: Giving Children Experiences and Memories for a Lifetime
Camp Felix, our overnight summer camp, is a magical place. For the children in our programs, the streets of New York City are often all they know – there often isn’t the opportunity to experience...
View ArticleCenter for Health Care Strategies: Engaging Communities of Color to Promote...
In a new brief focusing on 5 exemplary NY-based organizations, Center for Health Care Strategies profiled our Home of Integrated Behavioral Health and its efforts promoting health equity and culturally...
View ArticleAt The Foundling, Art Promotes Healing
For participants at The Foundling, art can be a lifeline – it provides tools for self-expression, an accessible way to work through trauma, and a means of contextualizing one’s experiences. Many of the...
View ArticleCity & State: Melanie Hartzog Recognized in the 2023 Power of Diversity-Black...
City & State New York has recognized Melanie Hartzog, The Foundling’s President & CEO, in their 2023 Power of Diversity: Black 100 list. This annual list highlights the elected officials,...
View ArticleTeam Foundling 2023: Meet our United NYC Half Runners!
On March 19, Team Foundling will embark on the 2023 United Airlines NYC Half! The half marathon historically has taken over 25,000 runners along a 13.1 mile course through Brooklyn and Manhattan. In...
View ArticleWhy Haven Academy Works: Documenting our Model
Young people in the foster care system have historically been failed by public schools – in New York, studies show that 1 in 5 kids that have foster care involvement in high school do not graduate, and...
View Article103.9 FM-The Nonprofit Voice: The New York Foundling
The Nonprofit Voice, a weekly radio show on 103.9 FM Long Island News Radio, recently featured The Foundling. Host Ron Gold spoke with Maria Bediako, Vice President of our Developmental Disabilities...
View ArticleCelebrating Social Work at The Foundling
March is National Social Work Month – and we’re proud to highlight the important work that our social workers do across our organization each day. Since The Foundling’s beginnings, we have been...
View ArticleThe Imprint: Rare NYC Charter School Has a Unique Mission: Best-Serving...
The Imprint reports on Haven Academy, our pre-K – 8th grade charter school in Mott Haven. “Mott Haven Academy Charter School is believed to be the first school in the country created specifically for...
View ArticleThe Difference Card: The New York Foundling Finds Long-term Success with The...
In their latest blog post, Taylor Britt of The Difference Card sat down with Meghan O’Keefe, Assistant Vice President in our Human Resources department. In the interview, they discuss our successes...
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