Our CEO & President, Melanie Hartzog, was named on City & State’s Women Power 100, along with the other leaders on Zohran Mamdani’s transition team: “Hartzog, who leads the nonprofit human services provider The New York Foundling, played key roles at City Hall as deputy mayor for health and human services and director of the […]
The New York Foundling is proud to partner with ACS on the College Choice Support Services program. NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Administration for Children’s Services Commissioner (ACS) Jess Dannhauser today announced plans to expand a number of key programs aimed at helping youth in foster care connect […]
Melanie Hartzog, our CEO & President, recently appeared on PIX 11’s PIX on Politics Daily with Dan Mannarino to discuss and share insights regarding her new role as co-chair of the transition team for NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. She also touches on the work The Foundling is doing to support our communities. Watch the full interview […]
City & State reports on The Foundling’s service day in Puerto Rico – a volunteer event held in Cataño – near our newest Head Start & Early Head Start center – in conjunction with the annual Somos Conference: “A tent was set up along the waterfront in the town 10 miles west of San Juan […]
The New York Times reports on our CEO & President, Melanie Hartzog, being named to Mayor-Elect Mamdani’s transition team. She will utilize her expertise in city government and social services to help shape the new administration. As they report: “Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, will turn to veterans of City Hall, nonprofit […]
As Patch reports, “On Wednesday, October 22 The New York Foundling celebrated the success of its 10th Annual Fall Fête, raising over $1 million, the second-highest fundraising total in the event’s history.” Read more on Patch
Monica Morales, who hosted our recent Fall Fete, gave our event a shoutout on her PIX11 show, Monica Makes it Happen. Watch more on PIX 11
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 […]
Our Strong Families and Communities (SFC) Training Center reflects The Foundling’s commitment to building futures: their comprehensive programming is designed to help peer organizations and professionals in the NYC human services industry become stronger, more effective practitioners. Founded in late 2020, the Center operates as a centralizing resource for those who are looking to gain […]