Associated Press: Mother of Baby abandoned at Penn Station Subway Stop Charged with Endangering Child
Liyan Bao, our Senior Vice President of Child Welfare, was quoted in an AP article on a recent abandonment incident:
Liyan Bao, senior vice president for child welfare at The New York Foundling, one of the city’s oldest child welfare agencies, said babies used to be left on the agency’s doorstep 150 years ago. But today, support is available to New York parents, such as a new short-term respite program launched this summer for parents facing a crisis.
“Services are available,” she said. “And I really would encourage for families in need to reach out.”