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 were placed in McAllisters’ home by the New York Foundling. The arrangement worked out so well that the couple constantly checked on the twins even after they were removed. READ MORE

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 record entirely if the program is completed successfully. The program also costs significantly less than housing an inmate at New York City’s Rikers Island: $8,400 versus $167,731. READ MORE

“‘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 CUNY y ACS en este programa. READ MORE

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

“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