Harlem Dowling and The Children’s Village Form a Strategic Alliance Designed to Provide Broad-based, Cost-Effective Services to Children and Families HARLEM, NEW YORK, NY — April 23, 2012 – Harlem Dowling Westside Center for Children and Family Services (HDWC), established in 1836, one of the first charitable institutions dedicated to
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Fast Facts
10,028 Youth and Families Served in Fiscal Year 2011
- Residential School – 698*
- Day School – 100
- Family Preservation & Reunification – 2,374
- Foster Homes – 375
- Shelters & Supported Housing – 301
- Division of Immigration Services – 309
- Polo Grounds Community Center – 484
- Crisis Residence – 144
- WAY Home – 190
- Affordable Housing – 285
- Community Outreach to Youth – 4,768
(does not include 748 emergency hotline calls)
*Since children stay less than one year, this number is larger than the program capacity
Outcomes and Achievements
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Trustees
Financials
Click here to download a PDF copy of The Children’s Village 990.
Click here to download a PDF copy of The Children’s Village 501 (c) 3 determination letter.
Click here to download a PDF copy of The Children’s Village Condensed Financial Statement.
Locations
- Dobbs Ferry: Administrative offices, Residential School, Family Court Assistance Program, Crisis Residence, Transitional Residence for Alien Children
- Harlem: The Community Center at The Polo Grounds Towers
- Valhalla: Runaway and Homeless Shelter
- Yonkers: Youth O.P.T.I.O.N.S. Education and Employment Center
- New York City & Lower Westchester: Aftercare Services
- New York City, Long Island and Bergen Counties: MST, Adoption/Foster Care
- Mt. Vernon, Yonkers, Elmsford and Valhalla: Supported Housing
- Clarkstown: Project Turning Point shelter/respite
- Mid-Hudson Valley (Ulster, Dutchess, Putnam, Orange, Sullivan, Rockland and Westchester counties): Bridges to Health
Oversight
- Accredited by the Council on Accreditation
- The Children’s Village meets all twenty the standards of the Better Business Bureau for Charities Accountability.
- Residential Treatment Center and group homes licensed by New York State Office of Children and Family Services
- Residential Treatment Facility and Crisis Residence licensed by New York State Office of Mental Health
Awards/Accreditations
- The Child Welfare League of America and the Walker Trieschman Center 2010 David Liederman Award

- Alliance for Children and Families 2009 Agency of the Year
- 2011 Council on Accreditation’s Innovative Practices Award for new and forward looking practices that have raised the quality of services provided to vulnerable children and families
- Accredited by the Council on Accreditation

- Accredited by the Better Business Bureau, fully meeting all 20 standards for charity accountability.
- President and CEOÂ Dr. Jeremy Kohomban received the 2011 Samuel Gerson Nordlinger Child Welfare Leadership Award presented by the Alliance for Children and Families for his dedication and effectiveness in the child welfare field.
Affiliations
- Association for the Advancement of Evidence Based Practices (founding member)
- Alliance for Children and Families
- Child Welfare League of America
- Children’s Support Foundation
- Citizens Committee for Children
- Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies
- The Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies
- The United Way






Contact Information
(914) 693-0600
New York City Office:
(212) 932-9009