Entire communities were devastated by Hurricanes Maria and Irma in September 2017, including families and a workforce who relied on The New York Foundling’s dozens of Head Start centers for education and employment. Chief Program Officer Carmen Jirau-Rivera speaks with Jack Ford about both the damage sustained, the state of education in Puerto Rico, and the current recovery efforts underway. WATCH HERE (at 8:00)
One of The New York Foundling’s longtime foster moms, Debbie Evans, and her foster daughter, Christina, sat down with Jack Ford and The Foundling’s CEO Bill Baccaglini to talk about how the system and organization work, as well as their experiences with foster care. READ MORE
As part of their ongoing American Graduate series, PBS Metro Focus takes a look at Mott Haven Academy, which educates children in foster care or the child welfare system. Watch the segment here.