Healthy Families Archives - The New York Foundling

Child Welfare, Healthy Families, Impact Stories

Roxana Found Support and Opportunity as a New Parent

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.

December 18, 2025/by Elefant Design

SI Food Drive

Child Welfare, Community Partnership Program, Healthy Families, Programs

Providing community support during the pandemic

Our Staten Island Community Partnership and Healthy Families programs have come together to help keep our neighbors in the North Shore section of Staten Island healthy and safe throughout the pandemic. One of their largest initiatives is a weekly grocery giveaway program that has provided 100 families with essential items, including fruits, vegetables, protein-rich foods, toiletries, and more. Thanks to collaboration with community institutions and businesses – from churches to laundromats – our impassioned team engages with local residents and families to ensure that all of our neighbors have access to the resources they need.

July 30, 2020/by Elefant Design

Child Abuse Prevention Program (CAPP), Community Partnership Program, Crisis Nursery, Families Aligned to Stay Together (FAST), Families Stronger Together, Family Services for Deaf Children and Adults, Foster Care, Healthy Families, Improving Family Systems, Mother and Child Program, Partners for Change, Strengthening Our Families, Strengthening, Teaching, and Educating People through Support (STEPS), YVLifeSet

58%

of teens in foster care live with a family, compared to 95% of children ages 12 and under

August 13, 2019/by Elefant Design

Child Abuse Prevention Program (CAPP), Community Habilitation, Community Partnership Program, Crisis Nursery, Families Aligned to Stay Together (FAST), Families Stronger Together, Family Services for Deaf Children and Adults, Foster Care, Healthy Families, Improving Family Systems, Mother and Child Program, Partners for Change, Strengthening Our Families, Strengthening, Teaching, and Educating People through Support (STEPS), YVLifeSet

64%

of children that are mistreated every year have at least one developmental disability

August 13, 2019/by Elefant Design

Child Abuse Prevention Program (CAPP), Community Partnership Program, Crisis Nursery, Families Aligned to Stay Together (FAST), Families Stronger Together, Family Services for Deaf Children and Adults, Foster Care, Healthy Families, Improving Family Systems, Mother and Child Program, Partners for Change, Strengthening Our Families, Strengthening, Teaching, and Educating People through Support (STEPS), YVLifeSet

400,000+

young people in foster care in the United States

August 13, 2019/by Elefant Design

Child Abuse Prevention Program (CAPP), Community Partnership Program, Crisis Nursery, Families Aligned to Stay Together (FAST), Families Stronger Together, Family Services for Deaf Children and Adults, Foster Care, Healthy Families, Improving Family Systems, Mother and Child Program, Partners for Change, Strengthening Our Families, Strengthening, Teaching, and Educating People through Support (STEPS), YVLifeSet

Nearly 50,000

NYC children and families participate in prevention programs every year

August 13, 2019/by Elefant Design

Child Abuse Prevention Program (CAPP), Community Partnership Program, Crisis Nursery, Families Aligned to Stay Together (FAST), Families Stronger Together, Family Services for Deaf Children and Adults, Foster Care, Healthy Families, Improving Family Systems, Mother and Child Program, Partners for Change, Strengthening Our Families, Strengthening, Teaching, and Educating People through Support (STEPS), YVLifeSet

59,000+

investigations into child abuse and neglect occur every year in NYC

August 13, 2019/by Elefant Design

children in New York City are growing up in low-income households

August 13, 2019/by Elefant Design

Adolescent Health Education Initiative, Adolescent Mentoring Program, Behavioral Health, Camp Felix, Care Management and Coordination, Child Abuse Prevention Program (CAPP), Child Welfare, Close to Home, College Bound, Community Habilitation, Community Partnership Program, Crisis Nursery, Day Habilitation, Developmental Disabilities, Early Head Start, Education, Educational Advocacy, Employment Services, Families Aligned to Stay Together (FAST), Families Rising, Families Stronger Together, Family Services for Deaf Children and Adults, Foster Care, Head Start, Health Services for Child Welfare Involved Children & Youth, Healthy Families, Improving Family Systems, Juvenile & Criminal Justice, Kids Experiencing Young Successes, Mentored Internship Program, Mother and Child Program, Mott Haven Academy Charter School, Nurturing Family Health Initiative, Partners for Change, Partnership to Improve Community Health Outcomes, Programs, Residential Services, Respite Care, Results, Road to Success, School Based Mental Health Services, School Response Teams, Strengthening Our Families, Strengthening, Teaching, and Educating People through Support (STEPS), Supportive Housing, The Dormitory Project, The Thrive Network, YVLifeSet

4,000+

4,000+ holiday gifts distributed to The Foundling program participants every year

July 30, 2019/by Elefant Design

Adolescent Health Education Initiative, Adolescent Mentoring Program, Behavioral Health, Camp Felix, Care Management and Coordination, Child Abuse Prevention Program (CAPP), Child Welfare, Close to Home, College Bound, Community Habilitation, Community Partnership Program, Crisis Nursery, Day Habilitation, Developmental Disabilities, Early Head Start, Education, Educational Advocacy, Employment Services, Families Aligned to Stay Together (FAST), Families Rising, Families Stronger Together, Family Services for Deaf Children and Adults, Foster Care, Head Start, Health Services for Child Welfare Involved Children & Youth, Healthy Families, Improving Family Systems, Juvenile & Criminal Justice, Kids Experiencing Young Successes, Mentored Internship Program, Mother and Child Program, Mott Haven Academy Charter School, Nurturing Family Health Initiative, Partners for Change, Partnership to Improve Community Health Outcomes, Programs, Residential Services, Respite Care, Results, Road to Success, School Based Mental Health Services, School Response Teams, Strengthening Our Families, Strengthening, Teaching, and Educating People through Support (STEPS), Supportive Housing, The Dormitory Project, The Thrive Network, Uncategorized, Uncategorized, YVLifeSet

107

107 program sites across New York and Puerto Rico

July 30, 2019/by Elefant Design