Saturday, August 11, 2018

OPINION_ NYC’s foster kids need the same support as migrant children

NEW YORK POST

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NYC’s foster kids need the same support as migrant children

By Dawn Saffayeh

August 11, 2018 | 2:49pm | Updated



Dawn V. Saffayeh, executive director of HeartShare of St. Vincent's Services, outside her agency. Helayne Seidman


Ever since news broke of the children separated from their parents at the US border, Big Apple residents have rallied around the kids.

Social-service agencies housing the separated children have been flooded with donations and offers from concerned citizens all over the city.

I’ve heard neighbors in my Brooklyn neighborhood talk about putting up spare bedrooms and donating diapers and toys. Local businesses have planned fundraisers and drives to deliver supplies to migrant children.

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READ MORE: https://nypost.com/2018/08/11/nycs-foster-kids-need-the-same-support-as-migrant-children/

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We, like all New York City foster-care agencies, are in dire need of safe and loving foster homes for our kids, donations for our programs and mentorships. We’re looking for people to open their hearts and homes to children and teens while they’re going through one of the most difficult experiences imaginable.

Make the migrant crisis a call to action, New Yorkers. If you’re willing to offer bedrooms to kids separated from their parents at the border, why not offer them to New York kids in our own back yard?

Dawn Saffayeh is the executive director of 150-year-old HeartShare St. Vincent’s Services in Brooklyn.

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