Education

Mentored Internship Program

Camp Felix Early Head Start Fostering College Success Initiative Head Start Mentored Internship Program Mott Haven Academy Charter School Road to Success Road to Success Citywide

LOCATIONS SERVED:
All NYC Boroughs
AGES SERVED:
Young people ages 16-21 in foster care with The Foundling

Youth in foster care struggle to access internship opportunities, creating even fewer opportunities when searching for full-time employment. The Foundling’s Mentored Internship Program places them in internal internships within The Foundling, building their experience and career readiness.

The New York Foundling’s Mentored Internship Program offers paid internship placements and soft skills training to young people in foster care with The Foundling. These young people have a significant need for employment services – less than half of former youth in care are employed within four years of aging out of the foster care system. Each intern is individually matched with a mentor/supervisor, and through supported in-house internships in a range of departments at The Foundling, interns gain work experience, develop career skills, and overcome challenges to successfully complete the internship and prepare for success in future work opportunities.

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

Haven Academy, The Foundling's public charter school, is the only one of its kind in the country, targeting children involved in the child welfare system

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HISTORY

1869
October 11, 1869