Our Day Habilitation programs meet each person where they’re at, and for L.B., this personalized and community-centric approach has made all the difference. His mother, Karen, had enrolled him in other day programs in the past, but The Foundling’s program was the only one that has worked.  Our activities – trips to the mall, karaoke sessions, and other opportunities to experience the world – was adaptable to his skills and goals, and he even began making friends in the program. “He didn’t want to be in a classroom at a table reading and flipping magazines, he wanted to be out in the community,” Karen shares. “[The Foundling’s program] has really accessed his strengths.”

“I feel trusting—here’s a place that my son is going that I know he’s going to be ok at the end of the day,” says Karen.

As a single parent, Roxana was seeking support in raising her newborn son, Nathaniel. Thanks to our Healthy Families Staten Island program, she did not have to navigate this journey alone.

Roxana’s Family Resource Specialist provided her with weekly tips and resources to help adjust to parenthood, hone parenting skills, and best support her child. She eagerly took advantage of all the opportunities provided by the program: from employing the info and resources provided to her by her Family Support Specialist to attending Foundling community events. Since entering services three years ago, she has returned to work as a paralegal and her son—now 4—is in preschool and is thriving. “Everyone at Healthy Families is so wonderful,” Roxana says.

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