Save the Date for our Annual Dinner Dance at Terrace on the Park. Link here to download the invitation.
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Granted...
Through a substantial grant from the New York State Dept. of Health, The Child Center's Teen Impact Prevention Program (TIPP) will be expanded to include adolescent pregnancy prevention services in four statistically significant
locations: two sites in Far Rockaway and the others
in Jamaica.
A renewed grant from Con Edison will support our Reading and Math Assistance Program, which provides small-group and individual tutoring to hundreds of youth each year.
General operating support grants from longtime supporters:
The Metzger-Price Fund
BTMU Foundation (Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ)
The Herman Goldman Foundation
Thank you all for your generosity and commitment to The Child Center's mission!
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Our Family Literacy Program
Rewrites Lives
When Maria Garcia, now a 49-year-old single mom, emigrated to the U.S. from Colombia in the 1990s, she was fleeing a culture of drug traffickers and violence, yearning for a stable life in the U.S. and new job opportunities. When she arrived here, she worked as a cleaner, knowing that she was capable of so much more. The language barrier made her feel "defense-
less and frustrated." But she had no time or money to pay for English lessons.Through The Child Center's new Family Literacy Program, she and her seven-year-old son, Michael Prieto, have finally begun a new chapter in their lives.
"I always wanted to go to school but never had the money for it. This was the first time I knew I could take a free class. Michael is my only child and I wanted to be able to communicate better with him, to help him with his homework. Since it is a family-based program, it has helped me and my son learn together, to communicate with each other better, and for him to improve his reading and writing skills. This class has made me realize that anything is possible. It's the first step toward reaching my goal of finding a better job and being the best mother I can be. Michael's favorite part of the program is homework help. He talks about how if he doesn't learn his English better now, he is not going to succeed as an adult...his dream is to become a doctor."
The Family Literacy Program is a free citywide program developed by the NYC DYCD (Department of Youth and Community Development) with a unique model that brings parents and children together once a week and works with both children and adults separately three additional days-a-week. Thanks to a grant from the DYCD, The Child Center opened its first center this past October in Elmhurst, an area with a diverse population and an overwhelming need for English-speaking skills.
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Community Business Leaders
To Be Honored at Annual Dinner
 
 
On Saturday, March 20th, The Child Center of NY will hold its 2010 Dinner Dance at Terrace on the Park. This annual benefit serves as the focal point for The Child Center's efforts to raise funds and friends.
At the centerpiece of this celebration is our community of donors who does so much to make The Child Center a healing, inspiring second home for children and families at risk. In this spirit, we are honoring the contributions of four outstanding community business leaders: Top from left: John Cook, President, Cook & Krupa ; Richard Gaccione,
President, Pay-O-Matic Corporation; Bottom from left: Frank C. Macchio, President,
Construction Services Company; and Robert Wann, Senior Executive Vice
President & Chief Operating Officer, New York Community Bancorp,
Inc.
Read more about our honorees' stories.
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Sponsor-a-Child Donors Make a Difference
Through your generous support, The Child Center is able to continue its important work with adolescents to prevent teen pregnancy, reach out to new immigrants with severe psychiatric problems, conduct after school programs that provide an alternative to gang violence and offer reduced-fee day care to low-wage working parents.
We pay tribute to our donors who, through their generosity, have set at-risk children on new paths to success. Read a full list of our contributors here. If you have not yet contributed, please consider how your help can turn a life around. Donate now.
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