A Family Center grandmother is getting some well-deserved kudos by The New York Times Neediest Cases, as she stepped forward to care for her grandchildren after one of her daughters lost her fight with breast cancer. While our attorneys helped Glenda gain custody of her granddaughters and an agency social worker provided her and the girls with counseling, The Family …
Santa Comes Early to TFC
On Saturday, Dec 20th, Santa visited with Family Center client families and their children at Friendship Baptist Church in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Over 100 families attended and everyone left with toys and gifts for their children and teens. Volunteers from Credit Suisse, New York Life and Everyday Christian Church in Inwood contributed their time, energy and holiday spirit. We are grateful …
Kohl’s Cares at The Family Center
On December 16th and 17th, scores of Kohl’s Cares most incredible Associates in Action came to The Family Center to sort mountains of generous donations made to our Annual Toy Drive. In three shifts over the course of two days, Kohl’s Associates waded through piles of over 3,000 gifts, including everything from building blocks to basketballs to books. With The …
MACnificant Holiday Cheer
In partnership with MAC AIDS Fund, MAC employees visited our office this past Friday to share some holiday cheer and commemorate World AIDS Day. Though great advances have been made in addressing HIV/AIDS, this disease still impacts millions of children and families around the world. Year-after-year MAC AIDS Fund and their creative associates support The Family Center’s work with families …
Lots of Treats
Korn Ferry International’s NYC office hosted a trick-or-treat party for 25 of our client families’ children on Thursday, October 30th. Dressed as princesses and superheroes, our children had overflowing trick-or-treat bags, thanks to the generous and enthusiastic Korn Ferry employees, who sported their own fabulous Halloween costumes, amid spooky office decor. The Family Center is grateful to Korn Ferry for …
TFC Turns 20!
On Thursday, October 16th, The Family Center celebrated our 20th Anniversary at TFC Turns 20! at City Winery. The night featured a delicious three-course dinner, four honoree presentations, a luxury silent auction, an after-party filled with dancing -and most importantly, tons of celebrating The Family Center’s two-decades of success strengthening vulnerable families. All four founding women -in order of their …
Leveraging Partnerships, Building Communities & Strengthening New Yorkers
Legal Clinics are an invaluable way of reaching a large number of clients quickly and effectively. By meeting clients off-site at other community-based organizations, hospitals, and medical centers, just for an afternoon, we can see many clients, answer a multitude of questions and resolve a variety of legal issues for the New Yorkers in attendance. Clients don’t have to travel …
Steady Down the Line
September 26th, Linedata treated some of our families and children on their day off from school to a few games of bowling at Bowlmor Time Square. The afternoon was filled with strikes, gutter balls, pizza and tons of laughter. Along with just an all around good time, everyone was thrilled to be sharing the lanes with Linedata volunteers on the …
TFC Pink Ladies + Gents Rock the Susan G. Komen Greater NYC Race for the Cure on Sept 7th
On Sunday, September 7th, TFC Pink Ladies + Gents participated in the Susan G. Komen Greater NYC Race for the Cure in Central Park. Mother Nature ensured that the weather cooperated beautifully as our team, made up of breast cancer survivors, multiple generations of their family members, and TFC staff, ran and walked the 5K in honor of all those …
Crafting Happiness
On Thursday, August 14th, Credit Suisse’s CFO Change staff team welcomed Family Center client families to their office at 11 Madison Avenue for an arts and crafts project. Each person created two greeting cards -one for someone in their life and one for an area hospital or nursing home patient. Along with the help of Credit Suisse volunteers, client …
