Press Releases and Statements

May 10, 2024
Immersive Performance Wows Audiences at Lincoln Center Benefitting $50 Million Capital Campaign for The Child Center of NY’s Social Impact Incubator

May 2, 2024
$50 million capital campaign for social impact Innovation Center launches with a first-of-its-kind immersive theater experience on mental wellness at Lincoln Center

February 7, 2024
The Child Center of NY Welcomes Inaugural Chief Innovation and Medical Officer

October 10, 2023
The Child Center of NY Partners with Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation & Cotton on Foundation in Support of Mental Health Awareness Campaign ‘Kinder, Braver Together’

July 25, 2023
The Child Center of NY Announces 2023 Backpack and School Supply Drive

May 11, 2023
The Child Center of NY, BOSS, and KABOOM! Unveil 9,000 Square Foot, Kid-Designed Playspace

April 23, 2022
The Child Center of NY and the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Open Cohen Family Wellness Center

February 23, 2022
After One Year, The Child Center of NY Celebrates Success of Its Groundbreaking Direct Cash Assistance Program

March 29, 2022
Governor Hochul Announces $21 Million in Funding for Nation’s First Assertive Community Treatment Teams Dedicated to Children and Their Families

June 21, 2021
Statement by The Child Center of NY on the Passing of Ocean Bay Cornerstone Community Center Director Deborah Hoyle, Ph.D.

May 14, 2021
Statement on Current COVID-19 Crises Around the World

August 24, 2020
OMH Recognizes The Child Center of NY for Service to the Community

August 18, 2020
Statement by The Child Center of NY on the Passing of Former Borough President Claire Shulman

June 5, 2020
Statement by The Child Center of NY CEO Traci Donnelly: We Stand in Solidarity

October 29, 2019
Statement from The Child Center of NY on the Death of Aamir Griffin

October 22, 2019
The Child Center of NY on the NYPD’s New Community Center in East New York

August 16, 2019
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $1 Million in Federal Early Start Funding for The Child Center of NY

May 29, 2019
The New York Mets Foundation and KaBOOM! Put Kids First by Increasing Access to Play in Far Rockaway

May 15, 2018
Sanders Nominates US Army Reserves Sgt. Lakia Echols for 2018 NYS Veterans’ Hall of Fame (from the office of State Senator James Sanders Jr.)

May 13, 2018
Child Center to Host Annual Gala, Honor Chef and Restaurateur Lidia Bastianich

March 29, 2018
Renowned Chef and Author Lidia Bastianich Visits August Martin High School, Cooks Up Some Fun with Culinary Students

February 12, 2018
Statement by Child Center Senior Vice President of External Affairs and Community Engagement Deep Ghosh on the Deaths of Youssef Soliman and Trevor Rhudd

December 19, 2017
Renowned Chef and Author Lidia Bastianich Reads to Child Center Clients

October 5, 2017
Statement by Child Center CEO Traci Donnelly on the Ocean Bay and Hammel Houses Community Centers

September 6, 2017
Statement by Child Center CEO Traci Donnelly on the Passing of Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz

August 31, 2017
Child Center Opens School Year with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony in Far Rockaway

August 23, 2017
US Open to Feature Fourth Annual “Queens Day” on August 23, Including ‘Returning The Love’ Youth Tennis Clinic with Olympic Gold Medalist Monica Puig and Queens-Based Community Youth

May 2, 2017
Child Center to Host Annual Gala, Honor Legendary Composer Alan Menken; Fundraising Event Will Feature Performances by Menken, Broadway Talent, and Students

March 28, 2017
Child Center of NY to Serve as Redfern Provider

March 27, 2017
Statement of Child Center CEO Traci Donnelly on the Redfern Community Center

February 15, 2017
Statement by Child Center CEO and Executive Director Traci Donnelly on the Appointment of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education

February 10, 2017
The Child Center of NY Cuts Ribbon on New Office in Forest Hills

February 3, 2017
The Child Center of NY to Cut Ribbon on New Office in Forest Hills

January 9, 2017
Statement of Child Center CEO Traci Donnelly on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Enhanced Middle Class Child Care Credit Proposal

January 4, 2017
NYC DHMH Selects Child Center as Borough Provider for Birth to Five Initiative

December 23, 2016
Senior Official from Governor’s Administration Visits South Jamaica Clinic, Distributes Toys

November 16, 2016
The Child Center of NY Moves Headquarters to Forest Hills; Launches #DreamsTakeFlight Awareness Campaign

November 14, 2016
Mets ‘Team Up’ with The Child Center of NY for Turkey Giveaway

August 8, 2016
Annual Drive Will Provide 1,400 Backpacks to Child Center Programs

February 19, 2016
PASE Honors Five Afterschool Educators at 2016 Anniversary PASEsetter Awards

January 14, 2016
The Child Center of NY Receives Grant From Empire Bluecross Blueshield Foundation

January 31, 2014
New CEO Will Head Services to 18,000 NYC Children and Youth

December 2, 2013
Philanthropist and Business Leader Roger Altman To Be Honored by The Child Center of NY

July 3, 2013
The Child Center of NY Names Traci Donnelly Chief Operating Officer

December 6, 2012
5,000 Energy Bars Donated to Kids in Storm-Wrecked Far Rockaway

April 18, 2012
Leading NYC Children’s Agency Honors Role Models and Innovators

November 10, 2011
Barnes & Noble Store Launches Holiday Book Drive for The Child Center of NY

October 21, 2011
The Child Center of NY’s Lights On Afterschool Rally Brings Together Thousands

October 2011
JPMorgan Chase Foundation and The Child Center of NY To Expand Learning Opportunities for Students and Parents at Far Rockaway’s IS/ PS 43

September 2011
LA Lakers Superstar Formerly Known as Ron Artest Donates $55,000 to Queens-Based Child Center of NY

March 18, 2011
Crisis Intervention for Japanese-American Families Is a Phone Call Away

October 21, 2010
Child-designed Playground Built by Hundreds of Volunteers

September 7, 2010
The Child Center of NY Offers Free Screenings for Teen Suicide Risk in Queens

June 11, 2010
Queens Kids “Clean up” at The Amsterdam Theater on Broadway

January 2010
Crisis Intervention for Haitian Community


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