Entries by Elefant Design
NY Daily News: Save Youngsters from Prison; Save Lives and Money
In an op-ed for New York Daily News, our CEO & President Melanie Hartzog discusses the benefits and need for Alternative to Incarceration programs – like Families Rising, The Foundling’s long-running ATI program, which has helped more than 500 adolescents and young adults avoid incarceration since its launch in 2012. Programs like this in New […]
NYN Media: Opinion: Our Mental Health System Fails Too Many Kids
In a new op-ed for NYN Media, our President & CEO Melanie Hartzog writes about how our mental health system is broken – and how it can be fixed. “There are devoted, compassionate people at every level of the system who are ready for change, and concrete things we can do together starting in 2024 […]
NY Times: Does Social Media Perpetuate Inequality?
In this opinion piece in the New York Times, opinion columnist Pamela Paul writes about the impact of social media on the mental health of young people. Citing a recent study showing that Black and Hispanic teenagers spend more time on social media phone apps, she discusses the implications of these findings. Dr. Akeem Marsh, […]
CBS New York: Over $5 Million Awarded to School-Based Mental Health Clinics across New York State, Gov. Kathy Hochul Says
“More help is on the way to New York state schools to support students’ mental health,” reports CBS New York. “On Thursday, Gov. Kathy Hochul presented a check to the nonprofit the New York Foundling in Tribeca, where a mental health clinic will be set up.” Watch the video at CBS New York
Press Release: Governor Hochul Announces $5.1 Million to Establish School-based Mental Health Clinics
The New York Foundling is proud to partner with the New York State Office of Mental Health in this new initiative, and to have received funding to establish a school-based mental health clinic at the Leadership and Public Service High School in Manhattan. GOVERNOR HOCHUL ANNOUNCES $5.1 MILLION TO ESTABLISH SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS Funding […]
Monica Makes It Happen: 11 Community Champions Making it Happen
Pix 11 journalist Monica Morales highlights Melanie Hartzog, our CEO & President, in her recent roundup of community champions! Read more on Pix 11
Crain’s New York: Human Services CEO Helps New Yorkers ‘Reach their Full Potential’
Crain’s profiled our President & CEO, Melanie Hartzog. In the piece, she discusses how her personal background has informed her decision to work in the social services field, and led her to her work at The Foundling. Read more at Crain’s New York
Pix 11: Mets to Distribute 7,500 Turkeys in Annual Giveaway
Pix11 News reported about the Mets’ ninth annual MetsGiving Turkey Giveaway – which partnered with The Foundling this year to distribute turkeys in Staten Island. Watch on Pix 11
City & State: Anne Williams-Isom on Life at the Center of the Storm
City & State recently profiled Anne Williams-Isom, New York City’s current Deputy Mayor of Health and Human Services, about the competing pressures she faces in her job – particularly as she is tasked with managing the large influx of migrants that have arrived in the city over the past year. As the previous official in […]