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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

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 youth in foster care with The Foundling into 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. 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 barriers to successfully complete the internship and prepare for success in future work opportunities.

Success Stories

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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Impact

4,000+
4,000+ holiday gifts distributed to The Foundling program participants every year
$5
donation launched The Foundling's work in 1869
153
years providing life changing services to children, families, and adults in New York
30,000+
people served in The Foundling's programs every year
107
107 program sites across New York and Puerto Rico
18
evidence-based models and adaptations implemented with fidelity across our array of programs and service areas
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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