<strong><a href='/programs/residential-programs/residential-school-at-dobbs-ferry/#wwp'>Not Your Typical College Student</a></strong><br>In many ways, Lloyd J. is a typical college student. In his senior year at SUNY Cobleskil, he works part-time, plays tennis, thinks a lot about what he will do after graduation, and spends breaks from school with his family. But Lloyd is far from typical. <strong><a href='/get-involved/volunteer'>Mentors Make All the Difference</a></strong><br>Donte lived at Children's Village for five years and really struggled in school and had difficulty relating to people. Staff worked hard to help him open up. His volunteer mentor helped a great deal too. <strong><a href='/about'>CV is 161 Years Strong</a></strong><br>Our mission is to work in partnership with families to help society's most vulnerable children so that they become educationally proficient, economically productive, and socially responsible members of their communities. <strong><a href='/foster-boarding-homes/'>Is There Room at Your Table?</a></strong><br>Often, children come to us vulnerable and scared.  They are in need of comfort, love, support and consistency while their families mend.  Our initial focus is always family reunification.  In some instances a temporary foster care home...

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Since 1851, the mission of The Children's Village has been to work in partnership with families to help society's most vulnerable children so that they become educationally proficient, economically productive, and socially responsible members of their communities.

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The Children’s Village Selected for Cutting-Edge Project on Elevating Role of Strategy in Nonprofits; a $100,000 grant will fund a Transformational Project to bring the Organization’s operations and image in line with its community-based focus> NEW YORK, NY — The Children’s Village (CV) has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Alliance for Children and …

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Parent involvement in their child’s life makes it much more likely that they will stay in school, graduate, and move on to successful careers. Our staff recognize this and are here to help parents stay connected with your child and be there for him or her. Through classes, workshops, and support groups we can provide you with the tools to make a difference in your child’s life.

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Data Driven Success

The ultimate goal of all of our programs is to prepare youth to be successful as adults. To that end, we track educational success, work experience, family reunification, housing stability, avoidance of arrests and other measures that indicate how well youth are achieving goals. Visit our Outcomes page to learn more

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Last week, I was in the labor and delivery with my wife while we were waiting for our, then, unborn child to make his first appearance. Because my wife’s water had broken but labor hadn’t started, we started having idle conversation with a wonderful nurse named Suzanne. Suzanne has three sons, who, like most kids, …

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