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Strengthening, Teaching, and Educating People through Support (STEP-S)

Child Abuse Prevention Program (CAPP) Families Are Stronger Together (FAST) Family Services for Deaf Children and Adults Foster Care Healthy Families Improving Family Systems LifeSet Mother and Child Program Partners for Change The Phoenix Project Staten Island Community Partnership Strengthening Our Families Strengthening, Teaching, and Educating People through Support (STEP-S) Youth on the Rise

Many families experience risk factors that could result in foster care placement – including domestic violence, substance abuse, and mental health concerns. In keeping with our commitment to treatment strategies that have proven results, our Strengthening, Teaching, and Educating People Through Support (STEP-S) program utilizes the evidence-based Functional Family Therapy (FFT) model to help families get motivated, understand their risks, and improve family stability.

STEP-S is one of The Foundling’s largest foster care prevention programs, working to reduce and eliminate factors that lead to children being placed in foster care–helping families stay stronger together. STEPS uses research-backed techniques and evidence-based models to engage and motivate youth and their families, helping them to recognize that solutions and changes are possible. Participants in STEP-S are referred to The Foundling by the Administration of Children’s Services, other nonprofit organizations, and the community. The program operates in Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island, and serves children from ages 0-18 and their families.

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Nyyim Achieves his Lifelong Dream

Nyyim, a young adult in our TFFC Foster Care program, had an interest in the military since the age of 7 - and with the support of The Foundling, he completed his school's ROTC program and became a US Marine this summer! Joseph Alexander, a Foundling staff member who has worked with Nyyim over the past two years, attended his boot camp graduation ceremony. "I was able to witness one of the most amazing young men I’ve ever known accomplish the dream that has carried him through a rather difficult childhood," he shared.

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Individuals with disabilities are the largest minority group in the United States

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HISTORY

1977
St. Agatha Home for Children

Our Continued

Impact

50%

of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14

350+

hours of support provided every month to participants in our Community Habilitation program

70%

of youth in state and local juvenile justice systems have a mental illness

98%

of families in STEPS and PFC avoided foster care placement

153

years providing life changing services to children, families, and adults in New York

37%

of students over the age of 14 with a mental health condition drop out of school

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