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 population is at zero and every kid is at home with their parents and safe.” READ MORE
“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
The City’s Administration for Children’s Services announced a new program to help 50 foster care youth achieve a higher education. This work is a joint initiative with the City University of New York and The New York Foundling. READ MORE
Each year, more than 250,000 children in the United States enter the foster care system. While many will be reunited with their families or adopted, about 10 percent will “age out,” depending on the state they live in, and suddenly be on their own. The New York Foundling, along with a number of other organizations across the country, is working to develop programs to improve these statistics. One such program, Road to Success, provides tutors, specially trained by The Foundling, to work with students, many of whom have struggled with trauma or abandonment issues. READ MORE
“Using race entry fees as seed money, Tunnel to Towers has built a house for orphaned children at the New York Foundling, and helped injured soldiers adjust to life back at home.” READ MORE
We traveled coast to coast during the first half of 2016, sitting down with more than two dozen educators, school leaders, entrepreneurs and philanthropists to document the origins of America’s top public charter schools — and the web of collaborators who came together to nurture the charter networks that would reinvent American education. The Foundling’s Mott Haven Academy in the Bronx is included in their video round-up. READ MORE.
An Olympic gymnast is quickly becoming an inspiration to many adopted children. Thirteen-year-old Elishama Collado was adopted as a baby through The New York Foundling. She says she dreams of playing in the WNBA and becoming an elite athlete like Olympian Simone Biles, who is also adopted. READ MORE.
Destiny Paradiso discovered important pieces to her personality as a young girl at Camp Felix in Putnam Valley. Now 17 and a volunteer at the camp for foster care children from New York City, she’s hoping to help other young girls do the same. Paradiso has spent part of 10 summers at the Camp Felix, which is hosted by The New York Foundling and The Felix Organization. Nearly 200 campers ages 8-13 visit the facility each year to enjoy swimming, recreation, music, dance, nature exploration and the usual assortment of summer camp activities. Camp Felix is known for helping children in the foster care and child welfare system. READ MORE.
Tucked away in Putnam Valley is a safe haven for New York City’s children in foster care and the child welfare system. Every summer, the team at The New York Foundling, along with our partners at The Felix Organization, provide a carefree experience to hundreds of children who many never have had the opportunity to travel outside of the city or even out of their borough. READ MORE.