On Thursday, July 19th, over 20 new hires at Macy’s came to The Family Center to volunteer as part of their orientation to the retailer’s corporate culture of giving back. With boisterous enthusiasm, Macy’s employees sorted new clothes recently donated for our client families. Everyone at The Family Center was thrilled, not only to have some much-needed volunteer support, but …
Families picnic and play together, thanks to Credit Suisse!
By painting faces, hula-hooping, teaching kids how to swing a bat, blowing bubbles, and much more, volunteers from Credit Suisse created a memorable day for our children and families at the 7th Annual Credit Suisse Softball Game & Picnic in Central Park on Saturday. photo by Ehsanul Haque Long-time volunteer Tony O’Callaghan, our Board member Lyle Monteserrato, and their enthusiastic colleagues, once again, …
The Family Center’s Royal Jubilation
On Saturday, June 2nd, The Family Center hosted a Royal Tea Party for client families receiving our early childhood services. Timed to coincide with the British Diamond Jubilee, the Royal Tea Party developed as our staff’s ingenious way of teaching the children about manners. Don’t all princes and princesses know how to behave well? After arriving in their best formal …
The Family Center BLOOMS and Grows
Last night, May 10th, over 200 guests gathered at Union Square Ballroom to raise funds and celebrate BLOOM 2012 benefitting The Family Center Buddy Program, which matches adult mentors with vulnerable New York City children affected by family crisis and loss. In addition to enjoying the company, beverages and luxury silent auction items generously donated by BLOOM sponsors, guests were …
TFC is a featured member of the NCLSN
The Family Center is honored to be a featured member on the National Cancer Legal Services Network (NCLSN). The first of its kind, the NCLSN website promotes awareness of existing cancer legal advocacy and the need for additional legal assistance programs for people affected by cancer. The Family Center’s legal team provides assistance to vulnerable New York families confronting a …
Diabetes Alert Day at TFC
Diabetes Alert Day is tomorrow, March 27th! The Family Center diabetes awareness, prevention and control program, B-SWEL (Brooklyn –Stay Well, Enjoy Life) is hosting a special event to mark this day alerting community members about their diabetes risk. The B-SWEL team will be conducting A1c screenings to test newcomers’ blood sugar levels, as well as hosting educational workshops for National …
Music brings hearts together for NYC children
The Three of Hearts benefit concert for The Family Center took the stage at Joe’s Pub on Saturday night for its fourth year. Audience members delighted in the musical talents of Beth Arentsen, Mark Anthony Lee and Lindsey Wilson, who enchanted and rocked the crowd with their engaging performances. Producer Christian John Wikane once again orchestrated a beautiful evening that …
TFC Awarded 2nd Grant from Taproot!
Taproot makes business talent available to organizations working to improve society. Working to improve our community by strengthening families, The Family Center concluded a fabulously successful branding project in 2011, thanks to the generosity of Taproot and its pro-bono consultants. We are thrilled to announce that Taproot has awarded The Family Center another grant -this time, to evaluate our agency’s …
Buddies Learn to Tango
Buddy pairs glided across The Family Center at a recent dancing workshop hosted by Tango with Jon. Partnering with local organizations gives our mentoring pairs the opportunity to participate in fun bonding experiences and a wide range of cultural activities. photos courtesy of Danielle Sucher
