CHILD WELFARE Foster Care Child Abuse Prevention Program (CAPP) Families Are Stronger Together (FAST) Family Services for Deaf Children and Adults Foster Care Healthy Families Improving Family Systems LifeSet Mother and Child Program Partners for Change The Phoenix Project Staten Island Community Partnership Strengthening Our Families Strengthening, Teaching, and Educating People through Support (STEP-S) Youth on the Rise Providing care for children separated from their parents has been at the core of The Foundling’s mission since our launch in 1869. Today, The Foundling is one of New York City’s largest providers of foster care services. We utilize evidence-based interventions in our foster care programs that are proven to support happy, healthy, and functioning families. Children may enter foster care for a variety of reasons, including abuse, neglect, or abandonment. Children are referred by the New York City Administration for Children’s Services to organizations—such as The New York Foundling—that place each child with a relative or foster family during this time. The Foundling, and similarly-missioned organizations, provide services that are geared toward keeping children safe and helping them return to their biological parents, remain with their extended family, or find a permanent home. In addition to placing children and youth in homes with caring and supportive foster parents, The Foundling also provides an array of other services that support the needs of children in foster care, including medical and mental health services, employment supports, and educational services. Become a Foster Parent FOSTER CARE Family Foster Care Program Our Family Foster Care program serves more than 1,000 children year, from newborns to 21-year-olds. We recognize that these children and youth face a wide range of health, safety, educational, and employment risks due to the trauma that comes from family separation, as well as the abuse and maltreatment that often leads to foster care placement. Our program is designed specifically to address these risks, and our foster parents and our program staff members are specially trained in supporting children and young people in this challenging time in their lives. Download the Brochure FOSTER CARE Treatment Family Foster Care Program Many of the children and youth in our foster care programs have histories of diagnosed mental health needs, and others have learning and/or developmental disabilities. The New York Foundling takes extra care to ensure that children are kept in a home setting whenever possible. The Foundling adopted the Treatment Family Foster Care program to provide more specialized support to children in foster care who struggle with serious emotional and behavioral challenges. These children are placed in a home setting where they are supervised by foster parents who are specially trained in trauma, its manifestations, and techniques in managing children who exhibit related symptoms and who have challenging behavioral issues. Download the Brochure FOSTER CARE Treatment Foster Care Oregon (TFCO) Targeting children placed in foster care who have complex mental health challenges and histories of hospitalizations, The Foundling’s Treatment Foster Care Oregon (TFCO) program uses the evidence-based model by the same name. The Foundling’s TFCO program is an alternative to group care and is increasingly utilized for youth stepping down from higher levels of care including from the juvenile justice, mental health, and residential systems. It provides comprehensive, inclusive and intensive treatment, support and supervision in a family setting to youth with serious behavioral and/or emotional problems. Success Stories Ohilda was ready to move cross-country for a new job… Ohilda was ready to move cross-country for a new job when she received an unexpected phone call: "You're an aunt!" In that same moment, she was asked to become a foster mom to baby Elizabeth. Ohilda dropped everything, changed her plans, and agreed. From the second newborn Elizabeth arrived at Ohilda's door, The Foundling has provided guidance and resources to make sure Elizabeth, now 5 and living with special needs, receives the best possible medical and mental health care. "There's no greater reward than being a foster parent," Ohilda frequently shares with friends. Full Story Our Continued Impact 400,000+ young people in foster care in the United States 6,200+ high-quality free medical visits provided every year for youth in foster care 30,000+ people served in The Foundling's programs every year DID YOU KNOW Haven Academy was founded to help close the academic achievement gap for students whose families are involved with the child welfare system RESOURCES To learn more about becoming a foster parent, call 888-847-2838 or email us at foster.parentsupport@nyfoundling.org HISTORY 1945 Supporting Child Development Contact us. Find us A list of our locations Get on the List Receive our emails Donate Multiple ways to donate 212 633 9300 Main Phone Number Employee Login © 2021 New York Foundling, Inc • 501(c)(3) • Tax ID #13-1624123 Terms of Use • Privacy Policy • Financials • Concern Line • Spanish • Website by Elefant