The Family Center’s B-SWEL Project Director, Brett Klein, was featured on this month’s blog, “In the Spotlight” posted by We Are All Brooklyn. Funded by the Brooklyn Community Foundation, WAAB brings together leaders from diverse cultural, ethnic, and religious backgrounds to solve quality-of-life issues affecting Brooklyn communities. As a 2011 WAAB fellow, Brett is expanding her knowledge on how to …
Good Planners Make for Good Partners
In September 2009, The Family Center adopted a three-year strategic plan agency-wide. The plan focuses on strengthening all aspects of our agency -not only so our programming continues achieving sustainable outcomes for families confronting crisis and loss, but also so our community continues investing its time, energy and resources in our work. The Family Center worked with the TCC Group …
TFC’s Holidays in Africa Party!
On Friday, December 9th, hundreds of our client families and their children gathered together for The Family Center’s Annual Holiday Party! Over 95% of the families served by TFC live below the federal poverty line, making the holidays a difficult time for the children in our care. The Holiday Party is a time for our families, all of whom have …
Toy Drive 2011
Toy Drive 2011 The holidays can be extremely challenging for the children we serve. Limited resources, parental illness, and other stressful situations make it difficult for our children and their families to celebrate. The Family Center holds a gift/toy drive during this time to serve hundreds of children in an effort to brighten their holidays. The Family Center welcomes corporations, …
Celebrate the Holidays in Africa with TFC!
Every year, The Family Center hosts a holiday party so that the vulnerable children and families receiving our services have a joyful way to ring in the season. With over 95% of our families living below the poverty line, and all impacted by devastating crisis, illness or loss, the holidays can be difficult for children in our care. The Family …
Bids for Kids 2011
“Going once…going twice…sold!” Hundreds of Family Center supporters enjoyed food, drinks, dancing and the highlight of the night, a live date auction, at the Leadership Council’s Bids for Kids event on November 18. This year’s crowd grooved to the tunes of DJ VNA and laughed along with MC and comedienne Alene Latimer as she introduced the volunteer dates who braved …
Halloween at TFC: No tricks, All treats!
Halloween arrived full of treats this year for The Family Center. Korn Ferry International employees once again transformed their office into a trick-or-treating adventure for our families. Excited Family Center children arrived in a variety of costumes and traveled from desk to desk collecting candy. Afterwards the employee volunteers and our client families enjoyed a pizza party together, complete with Halloween cupcakes! …
Bids for Kids is back!
Click here to purchase tickets to Bids for Kids! For more information visit the Bids for Kids web page. Invitation by buzzellidesign.com
King of Pop’s Compassion Lives On
Over the Columbus Day holiday weekend, The Family Center collaborated with Heal the World for Children NYC to host a day filled with musical activities focused on spreading the positive messages found in Michael Jackson’s art and work. Founded by the King of Pop’s fans from around the world, Heal the World for Children was inspired by the love and …
TFC’s Largest Turnout Ever for the Komen Greater NYC Race for the Cure®
On Sunday, September 18th, over 23 runner and walkers joined The Family Center Pink Ladies & Gents in Central Park for the 2011 Komen Greater NYC Race for the Cure®. Participants included TFC staff members, Buddy pairs and other members of our extended ‘family’, many of whom understand firsthand the terrible toll that breast cancer can take on families. For …
