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- EIN 13-1624123
- (212) 886-4060
- 590 Ave Of The Americas New York NY 10011-2022 USA
- www.nyfoundling.org
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Causes: Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services, Family Services, Human Services
Mission: In 1869, three sisters of charity opened their doors to save the lives of babies being abandoned on the streets of new york, beginning the tremendous legacy of the new york foundling. Over the past 148 years, the foundling has evolved from a respite home for abandoned children to a comprehensive spectrum of community services in support of our mission: to empower children, youth, adults, and families to live healthy, independent, and fulfilling lives. Our vision is a community where every person, regardless of background and circumstance, enjoys the safe, stable, and supportive relationships needed to reach his or her full potential. The foundling directly serves over 30,000 people in all five boroughs of new york city, rockland and westchester counties, and puerto rico. Our programs respond to a wide variety of needs, and support children and families who struggle with or are at risk of abuse, neglect, disability, and other obstacles to a healthy, successful future. As part of our com
Programs: Persons with developmental disabilities services - to best serve our adult developmentally disabled population, the foundling mainly operates individual residential alternative programs (ira) and group day habilitation services. Ira program serve 234 clients capable of living in a more individualized family setting. These participants receive ongoing services that help them with their behaviors and self-advocacy skills to maximize their level of independence. Group day habilitation services serve 46 clients and assist them to acquire, retain or improve their self-help, socialization and adaptive skills, including communication, travel and other areas in adult education.
foster family boarding and adoption - the foundling houses more than 750 children throughout the five boroughs of new york city in individual and specialized foster boarding homes. Medical and dental services are provided to all children in our foster care. Each home is studied and monitored extensively to ensure a safe placement for the children. Case planners work, employed by the foundling, to advance the child's permanency plan, whether that involves adoption or safe reunification with birth parents.
preventive services - preventive programs use a variety of evidence based therapeutic interventions that provide intensive therapy to the entire family with a goal of avoiding children being placed in custody of acs. The specific therapies are designed to address problems that brought the family to the attention of child protective services and mediate important risk and safety factors. The major goals of all preventive programs is effective intervention to keep families together, assure that children are safe, prevent abuse and neglect, and reduce mental health difficulties experienced by adults and children, and increase natural social supports.