“I’m proud to be independent.” I never really had an advocate until I starting working with Ms. Perez. She helped me achieve my goals — move out of my foster parent’s place and into my own apartment, get a job, and enroll in college classes. I practically raised my siblings by myself so I knew …
Teaching Kitchen for NY High School Students December 10, 2021 NBC New York As young people struggle with homelessness, I learned never to lose hope – opinion from CV youth Nissi Ayertey December 9, 2021 LoHud A Childhood Crisis of Greif – Loss During COVID, and How CV Helped the Beltran Family November 24, 2021 …
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Over the past 20 years Rachelle Glover has opened her home – and her heart – to 16 foster children. They’ve ranged in age from 5 to 17, some staying for just a few weeks and others for several years – but no matter how long they stay, she considers them family. “Every one of …
On May 25, CV President Jeremy Kohomban testified before the Senate Committee on Finance at their hearing entitled “No Place to Grow Up: How to Safely Reduce Reliance on Foster Care Group Homes”. CV, the only social services organization represented at the hearing, was selected because of Jeremy’s vocal stance on the need to strengthen communities and families with the goal …
In January, CV announced a pending merger with Inwood House, one of the country’s leaders in caring for pregnant and parenting teens. Inwood House is best known for its maternity residences, but the organization is also an important part of the network of pregnancy prevention education in schools in New York City. Staff are already beginning to work together and finding a …
At the Circle of Friends Dinner this year, keynote speaker Vaughan Thorpe spoke about how CV helped him go from a Rikers inmate to an up and coming filmmaker. “Filmmaking is the one thing that is stronger than the pull for money or nice clothes. It’s the one thing that I truly, passionately want to work at. Finding this …
“Every time I turn around, I have new siblings! One time, I came home from school and there were twins,” Travonya exclaimed with a huge, proud smile on her face. Travonya is the oldest daughter of Tracie Snell. When Travonya was sixteen, Tracie decided to become a foster parent. Her two kids were teenagers, and she was ready …
I adopted Cierre when he was three years old. I knew he had suffered from abuse and neglect, but I did not realize just how deeply this experience would affect him. As a toddler, Cierre was withdrawn, listless, unable to answer even the simplest question. It was frustrating to try to make him laugh or …
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 …
