Child Welfare

Family Respite Care Program

Child Abuse Prevention Program (CAPP) Families Are Stronger Together (FAST) Family Respite Care 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)

LOCATIONS SERVED:
All NYC Boroughs
AGES SERVED:
Young people ages 7-17 and their families
HOW TO ENROLL:
Complete the referral form or call us.

When a child exhibits challenging behaviors, parents and caregivers often don’t feel equipped to manage the situation – but The Foundling’s Family Respite Care program can help get families back on track. The program provides short-term respite care, coupled with evidence-based interventions that can address the immediate crisis and support improved behavior, family functioning, and stability – and prevent entry into the foster care or juvenile justice systems.

Operating in all five boroughs of New York City, the program places the child in a safe, supportive home for up to 30 days. During this timeframe, the program utilizes two highly-effective intervention models – GenPMTO and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy – to engage the entire family in treatment. Working collaboratively with our team, children and their parents/caregivers explore solutions, reinforce progress, recognize their strengths, and build cohesion. Upon reunification, families receive aftercare sessions, as well as referrals/connections connected to further support at The Foundling or in the greater community.

Interested in opening your heart and home as a respite caregiver? Learn more here.

Download the Flyer (English)

Complete the Referral Form

Success Stories

From the hospital room to a happy home

Marina was thrilled to learn she was pregnant for the second time. But when she discovered she was expecting twins, the excitement quickly shifted to anxiety. It had been nearly 13 years since she had her first child, and she worried that having twins would be a completely different experience. With guidance from The Foundling’s Healthy Families Program, Marina refreshed her parenting skills and learned about community resources available to her and the new babies, Amaya and Ayden. From the hospital room to today, The Foundling's family support specialists have been there every step of the parenting journey. “The program has given me confidence in being a mom,” she says.

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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

program sites providing services throughout the New York metropolitan area

donation launched The Foundling's work in 1869

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