Posts by New Yorkers For Children
NYFC Stands in Solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement
Along with millions of other Americans, New Yorkers For Children (NYFC) is deeply saddened and angered by the murder of George Floyd and so many other Black people who have been criminalized and treated inhumanely just for being Black. As an organization focused on advancing opportunity for youth in foster care, NYFC witnesses daily the…
Read MoreNYFC LAUNCHES THE VALERY FUND
Meet Valery Belen Saavedra Lozada, who at four years old stole the hearts of the people of New York City when she was found in 2005 wandering the streets of Queens at 1am alone, barefoot, and crying. She was immediately taken into the custody of Little Flower, a contracted foster care agency with New York City’s Administration…
Read MoreNEW YORKERS FOR CHILDREN TO LAUNCH NEW FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT FUND SCHOLARSHIP WITH FINANCIAL LITERACY COACHING COMPONENT
June 26, 2019 New Yorkers For Children (NYFC) is launching a new merit-based scholarship containing a Financial Literacy Coaching component, which will begin accepting applications in Fall 2019. NYFC’s Financial Empowerment Fund will distribute $100,000 over a four-year period to help alleviate student loan debt for a handful of deserving NYFC scholars, who are either…
Read MoreNYFC’s Quarterly Newsletter
Stay up to date on all the happenings at NYFC. To read our quarterly newsletter, encompassing August-October 2018, CLICK HERE!
Read MoreNYFC’s In-Care Emergency Fund in the News
To read Michael Fitzgerald’s article in The Chronicle of Social Change featuring NYFC’s In-Care Emergency Fund, click here. To learn more about the In-Care Emergency Fund, read our press release.
Read More19th Annual Fall Fête in the News!
Thank you to Women’s Wear Daily for writing such a great article about New Yorkers For Children’s 19th Annual Fall Fête held on October 4th, 2018. Read the article and learn more here!
Read MoreNYFC Launches NEW In-Care Emergency Educational Fund to Support College-Enrolled Foster Youth
New Yorkers For Children launched The In-Care Emergency Fund in August 2018 for New York City youth currently in foster care who are enrolled in a two or four-year vocational or educational program working towards an Associate’s, Bachelor’s Degree, or Certificate. It was designed to provide a safety net for these hardworking young people when…
Read MoreNICK’S SCHOLARS IN THE NEWS
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Read MoreYV LifeSet Program In the News
Daily News had an exclusive on YV LifeSet Program Monday http://beta.nydailynews.com/new-york/acs-helping-young-people-prepare-life-foster-care-article-1.3948909 Memphis Local Paper Press Release on YV LifeSet. See below links: https://www.news-journal.com/ap/national/public-agencies-nonprofits-in-new-york-city-pittsburgh-launch-intensive/article_9edb1332-f86a-5960-ab09-5cf6b70a9537.html http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/public-agencies-nonprofits-in-new-york-city-pittsburgh-launch-intensive-program-to-help-former-foster-youth-300634852.html https://chronicleofsocialchange.org/child-welfare-2/national-expansion-aging-out-foster-youth-new-york-pittsburgh/30801
Read MorePress Release – New Task Force To Prevent And End Youth Homelessness
THE CITY OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF THE MAYOR NEW YORK, NY 10007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 14, 2018 CONTACT: [email protected], (212) 788-2958 DE BLASIO ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES NEW TASK FORCE TO PREVENT AND END YOUTH HOMELESSNESS IN NEW YORK CITY Group of experts will coordinate a six-month community process resulting in a strategic plan that…
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