Ms. Zapien is part of a new initiative at the City University of New York that aims to beat the low graduation rate for young people who grew up in foster care. She hopes to finish an associate degree, move to a four-year college and go into medicine. Fifty young people are part of CUNY’s foster […]
This Thanksgiving is very special for the Gillian and Orlando McAllister’s family as they officially add two more seats to their table this year. The East New York, Brooklyn couple recently finalized the adoption of 9-year-old twins Timothy and Antonio, who they’ve known since the boys were 3-years-old. The McAllisters met the boys in 2010 when they […]
“Haven Academy began because the New York Foundling recognized that kids in the child welfare system get underserved in traditional school settings,” said Jessica Nauiokas, principal and founder of the school. “They get moved from home to home and in each one of those moves they end up needing to go to a new school […]
Children as young as 13 can be tried in adult criminal court for serious crimes in New York state. But instead of redirecting troubled kids, prison hardens them. That’s why the New York Foundling offers an alternative, Families Rising, a diversionary option that mandates family therapy in exchange for delayed sentencing and avoiding a criminal […]
Crains covered The Foundling’s 2nd annual Fall Fete! View photos here.
“‘Dentro de nuestras muchas obligaciones con estos jovencitos, tal vez ninguna sea más grande o más importante para su bienestar y felicidad a largo plazo que proporcionarles una oportunidad y el apoyo necesario para lograr un título universitario,’ manifesto el presidente de la organizacion The New York Foundling, Bill Baccaglini, que promovió la unión de […]
From 2003-2006, Iris often looked after Destiny Paradiso, the daughter of a family friend. She took care of Destiny when her grandmother, who served as the child’s guardian, worked. But when Destiny was placed in the foster care system at age eight, Iris lost contact with her. Destiny was in her seventh foster home on the day […]
NY1 anchor Pat Kiernan visited Haven Academy on November 15, to celebrate the launch of his debut children’s book, GOOD MORNING, CITY, to first-graders at The Foundling’s charter school, Haven Academy, located in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx. READ MORE
“We are more concerned about tomorrow than we are yesterday,” said New York Foundling President and CEO, Bill Baccaglini. “We’re constantly pushing the envelope on ways to respond to the need of the kids and families we serve. We love the kids and families of this city and we won’t rest until the foster care […]
“The new program, which is part of the Fostering College Success initiative, began this summer with The New York Foundling providing tutoring and other supportive services to 40 foster care youth.” READ MORE