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Educational Advocacy

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The Foundling’s Educational Advocacy program provides trained advocates for all school-aged youth in foster care with The Foundling, getting them the support and services they need for educational success.

Young people in foster care typically lack the network of support they need in order to ensure they are receiving the education and educational services that they deserve. The Educational Advocacy team provides a base of educational knowledge, information, and coordination for each young person’s foster care placement team, and also works directly with schools, the Administration of Children’s Services, and community partners to ensure that students in foster care are connected with the services they need to succeed. Common interventions provided by The Foundling’s Educational Advocacy team include academic planning, suspension advocacy, college counseling, truancy prevention, school transfers, and recommendations for special education evaluation and implementation.

Success Stories

Christina came to the U.S. to live with a relative…

Christina came to the U.S. to live with a relative when she was just 6 months old, leaving behind her 14-year-old mother, who was unable to provide the care at age 11 when her safety was at risk. With help from the Foundling, Christina was given the opportunities she needed to become the woman she is today.

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Impact

15%
of children between the ages of 3-17 have a one or more developmental disabilities
471,000+
children in New York City are growing up in low-income households
40+
programs and services serving children, families, and adults across New York and Puerto Rico
9
program sites providing services throughout the New York metropolitan area
1 in 5
young people who age out of foster care will become homeless
151
years providing life changing services to children, families, and adults in New York
DID YOU KNOW
When young people age out of the foster care system at age 21, they're at a higher risk of homelessness, incarceration, and early parenthood

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Integrated Home of Behavioral Health Opens in East Harlem

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