NEW YORK (FOX 5 NEWS) – November is National Adoption Month, and perhaps the best way to understand the impact of adoption is to visit a family that’s been changed forever by the decision to adopt.

 

Meet Tanya Goode and her children 17-year-old John, 15-year-old twins James and Jasmine, and 13-year-old Jalen. These four siblings and their adoptive mother form a unit that developed after years under foster care in Goode’s home led to her finally adopting the four siblings in what she calls a package deal.

 

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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 approximately 90 of these children each week who many never have had the opportunity to have travel outside of the City, or even out of their borough.

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PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. — There are approximately 11,000 children in the child welfare system or foster care in New York. Since 2006, The New York Foundling and The Felix Organization have given the gift of Camp Felix, a sleepaway camp in Putnam Valley, to over 1,000 of these children.

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Many readers have experienced the magic of summer camp–days spent basking in the sun, swimming and splashing around the pool or lake, playing sports, running around, making new friends, and enjoying beautiful summer nights around a campfire telling ghost stories. Those were the days we lived for as children and the joys we hope our children will know as well. In addition, summer camp instills in children a reliance on daily structure and responsibility for the care of personal items and surroundings, lessons that sneak in amongst the fun and friends.

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A Brazilian artist has turned a brown building into a rainbow of colors in the Bronx.

 

Artist Nove brought the tropical culture of Brazil to the Mott Haven Academy with some help from students.

 

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