<strong><a href='/videos'>The Ground UP</a> <br>Watch a compelling documentary about the Polo Grounds Community Center created by teens in CV's film program, The Harlem Cinematics <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... <strong><a href='/success-stories-lloyd-j/'>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.

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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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NEW YORK, NY — May 14, 2013 –  The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) presented The Children’s Village with its Annual Service Award for exemplary innovative service resulting in positive and successful outcomes for children.The award was presented to Jeremy Kohomban, President and CEO of The Children’s Village, at the organization’s annual conference in Washington, …

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Parent Resources

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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Outcomes

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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Still Waiting for the Bus

This blog originally appeared on the New York Times–Motherlode: Adventures in Parenting, and was written by KJ Dell’Antonia. Click here to see the original post. Anthony R. got up at about 4:30 Tuesday morning to get to school. “It takes me about two hours,” he told me by phone from his school at the Children’s …

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