Edwin Gould Services for Children and Families

‘YOUTH IN CARE’ CORNER COLLEGE RESOURCES

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:24:58 +0000

Are YOU a youth in care wondering about the possibility of going to college? Do you have questions that need answers?

This corner is for youth in out-of-home placement and specifically addresses your needs in exploring a higher education. Wherever you may be in your educational journey this site has the answers that you need! This includes everything from the application process, what to expect in college or training, all the way to paying for college. This site is set up to help you communicate with others who have been in foster care and have successfully made it to college and even graduated. You can hear stories of their journeys and learn from firsthand experiences. Youth in care, we care for you! Let the journey begin!

Please visit the main HESC web site for more information.

Be sure to share this site with the supportive adults in your life! They can help you use the information and resources here to further your college and career goals.

*Funded by the NYS Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS)

STEPS CELEBRATES THANKSGIVING AT RIKER’S

admin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:52:47 +0000

Follow the link provided, below, to read the New York Daily News published article regarding Thanksgiving Holiday festivities to benefit the women on Riker’s Island:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/inmates-rikers-island-a-taste-thanksgiving-article-1.981346

2011 EGSCF TOY DRIVE

admin — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:46:57 +0000

It’s Toy Time! Most children and adolescents residing in foster care or receiving preventive care, including the Services Training Education Prevention Self-help (STEPS) Program, are victims of some kind of abuse or abandonment. The EGSCF Annual Toy Drive, which takes place between November and the third week of December, helps to put a smile on a child’s face every Holiday Season.

During this time of year, we collaborate with individual and corporate donors who share the vision to ensure that all children and adolescents in our care receive the special gift that they have been wishing for throughout the year. If you have toys or your organization would like to plan a mini-toy drive on behalf of EGSCF please contact Heather Thompson, Communication Information Resource Specialist, at (212) 437-3568 for further details. Your contributions of toys or monetary donations are most appreciated!

All EGSCF office sites serve as drop-off sites for the public to bring toys.

EGSCF DROP-OFF SITES: BROOKLYN, BRONX & MANHATTAN

BROOKLYN (MAIN OFFICE) TOY DRIVE CONTACTS:

151 Lawrence Street, 5th Floor

Brooklyn, NY 11201

Charlotte Lance, FBH Administrative Assistant

(212) 437-3530

Vernette Boncamper, United Families Administrative Assistant

(347) 536-3039

Sarah Weston, Project Associate

(646) 315-7642

BROOKLYN (SITE #1) TOY DRIVE CONTACT:

352-358 Classon Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11238

Marie Merelus, FBH Assistant Director

(718) 513-7014

BROOKLYN (SITE #2) TOY DRIVE CONTACT:

20 New York Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11216

Sylvia Fety, New Hope Program Director

(347) 464-7143

BRONX OFFICE TOY DRIVE CONTACTS:

424 East 147th St.

Bronx, NY 10455

Kimberly Lattimore, FBH Deputy Director

(212) 602-5836

Janie Johnston, Nuevos Horizontes Program Director

Phone: (718) 732-7422

EAST HARLEM OFFICE TOY DRIVE CONTACTS:

1968 Second Avenue, 2nd Floor

New York, NY 10029

Amelia Swanigan, IMP Program Director

(646) 315-7604

Camisha Williams, FBH Assistant Director

(646) 315-7644

Adam Friedman, Development Manager

(646) 315-7620

RAPP FLASH NEWS MAY 2011-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UPDATES

admin — Mon, 16 May 2011 18:54:38 +0000

To read the latest RAPP News and stay abreast of the advances against domestic violence, click on this link: RAPP Flash V1N4