TFC Featured in New York Times

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 …

Fall Bereavement Group

The Family Center is now registering families for our free 10-week bereavement support group starting October 1st for children and their parents/caregivers who have lost a loved one. Register today! Who Should Attend? Children ages 6 – 16 and parent/caregivers When? 5:30-7pm on Wednesday evenings, starting October 1 and running for 10 weeks Meeting Location? The Family Center office at …