New Yorkers For Children
| Founded | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Nicholas Scoppetta |
| Type | NGO |
| Location |
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| Origins | New York |
Area served | New York |
Key people |
Susan Magazine (Executive Director) Eric Brettschneider (President) Susan L. Burden, MSW (Vice President) Scott Posner, (Treasurer) Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos (Secretary) |
| Website |
newyorkersforchildren |
New Yorkers For Children is a non-governmental organization founded by Nicholas Scoppetta in New York, 1996, as the non-profit partner to the Administration for Children's Services, developing programs to enhance the lives of young people aging out of foster care, including college scholarships, tutoring programs, job training, and networking opportunities.[1]
NYFC currently has a $3.5 million budget, raised through private individual contributions, including fundraising parties,[2][3][4] corporate and foundation grants, some seventeen years after its inception.[5]
The charity has been ranked four stars out of four by Charity Navigator.[6]
References
- ↑ Fried, Joseph P. (March 16, 2008). "Departing Foster Care, Arriving at Independence". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ↑ Horyn, Cathy (September 20, 2001). "To Party or Not to Party, When the Gala Is for Children". The New York Times. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ↑ Miranda, Eugenia (April 22, 2014). "The New Yorkers for Children Spring Dinner Dance". Vogue. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ↑ Lawrence, Vanessa (April 22, 2014). "All for the Children. The formal gala raised some questions about fashion". W Magazine. Retrieved September 21, 2014. New Yorkers for Children Spring Dinner Dance, 2014
- ↑ New York Non-Profit Press. "New Yorkers For Children Government's Private Partner".
- ↑ "New Yorkers For Children". Charity Navigator. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
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