The Family Center is thrilled to have received a $20,000 Community Impact Grant from New York Life. This grant will allow The Family Center to ensure that young children, receiving our developmental assessments and interventions in Early Support for Lifelong Success (ESLS), can also access the psychological and psychiatric services of The Irene LeeKong Health & Wellness Institute and conversely, that children at …
TFC Celebrates Kinship Care Month
On Wednesday, September 30th, The Family Center hosted a Caregiver Appreciation Lunch for grandparents and other caregivers, who have courageously stepped forward to care for children not biologically theirs. The celebration involved lots of laughter and was a joyful culmination of September as Kinship Care Month. The last Census Bureau report on this issue was released in 2012 and revealed …
Our Attorneys’ OpEd Published in Law360
The Family Center is thrilled to announce that Director of Legal Services Adam Halper and Staff Attorney Caroline Bersak collaborated on an OpEd piece that has been published by Law 360. Click here to read Adam and Caroline’s OpEd in Law360 or read their piece in its entirety below. Last week, the Census Bureau released a report on Income and …
Another Successful Race for the Cure
On Sunday, September 13th, The Family Center participated in the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure Greater NYC. Our team, which consisted of clients, staff members, and their family and friends, met beforehand to take pictures and cheer on some of our youth participants, who ran in the Kids for the Cure part of the event. While some team …
Sliding Into Homeplate
On Saturday, June 20th, the Credit Suisse Private Banking team hosted its 10th annual Softball and Picnic in Central Park for Family Center children and client families. Led by Tony O’Callaghan and Family Center Board member Lyle Monteserrato, enthusiastic Credit Suisse employee volunteers painted the faces of our youngest children, while the older children and teens joined in the softball …
TFC Attorneys Team Up With NYC Council
The Family Center is grateful to continue our work with New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito and her office this month. On Monday, May 4th, Family Center Staff Attorney Erica Gomez and Legal Services Coordinator Jonathan Riedel traveled to the Children’s Aid Society’s East Harlem Center to give a legal services workshop for local community members. Erica and …
Walk With A Purpose
Sunday, May 17th TFC staff members joined over 30,000 New Yorkers at the annual AIDS Walk. The charity walk started on west 72nd street and continued for 6-miles along the west and east sides of Central Park. Having served individuals living with HIV/AIDS for over 20 years, TFC staff members encountered some familiar faces throughout the route, including one women …
BLOOM Comes Back with a Bang
On May 7th, 2015, Family Center Board and Leadership Council members, along with their friends and colleagues, as well as agency staff and volunteers, came together in support of The Buddy Program. BLOOM 2015 was held at Union Square Ballroom with over 130 guests in attendance. Buddy Larry and his mentee JJ spoke about what it meant for them to …
Child Abuse Prevention Month at TFC
April was Child Abuse Prevention Month and TFC engaged in lots of exciting events and activities in order to share our knowledge about how we can keep children safe in their homes, schools and communities. From April 13th through April 15th, Family Center staff attended the Prevent Child Abuse New York Conference in Albany and conducted four different workshop presentations. The conference …