Child Welfare

Families Are Stronger Together (FAST)

Resource Assistance Program (1115 Waiver) Child Abuse Prevention Program (CAPP) Families Are Stronger Together (FAST) Families United Program Family Services for Deaf Children and Adults Foster Care Healthy Families Improving Family Systems LifeSet Mother and Child Program Partners for Change Staten Island Community Partnership Strengthening Our Families Strengthening, Teaching, and Educating People through Support (STEP-S) Strong Fatherhood Network

  • LOCATIONS SERVED:

    Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island

  • AGES SERVED:

    Families with children 10-17 years old

Families with indicated cases of child abuse and neglect where placement in foster care is imminent require specific supports in order for children to remain safely in the home. The Foundling’s Families Are Stronger Together (FAST) program uses the evidence-based model, Multisystemic Therapy Prevention (MST-PRV), to provide intensive therapy to the entire family.

The Foundling’s Families Are Stronger Together program aims to keep families together, assure that children are safe, prevent abuse and neglect, reduce mental health difficulties experienced by adults and children, and increase natural social supports. By providing treatment to the whole family, FAST engages and motivates youth and their families, resulting in sustainable change that keeps families together. The program operates in Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.

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Success Stories

Sharing responsibility and strengthening the family

Sixteen-year-old Sarah wanted to help care for her five siblings to support her family and because she was excited to become a mother herself one day. Unfortunately, her parents struggled with substance abuse and relied too heavily on Sarah to care for their younger children. They were referred to The Foundling and our team worked with the family to combat their substance abuse and to understand how their actions affected Sarah and her brothers and sisters. The right program model and their self-motivation helped them to move on and redistribute the responsibility for the family’s care.

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Our Continued

Impact

30,000+
people served in The Foundling's programs every year
153
years providing life changing services to children, families, and adults in New York
9
program sites providing services throughout the New York metropolitan area
$5
donation launched The Foundling's work in 1869
18
evidence-based models and adaptations implemented with fidelity across our array of programs and service areas
40+
programs and services serving children, families, and adults across New York and Puerto Rico
DID YOU KNOW
After completing the Healthy Families program, families reported a decrease in family stress and stronger family relationships

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HISTORY
1869
October 11, 1869