Category: CFTH Blog

Under the Sea is always a favorite theme in Bound for Success. For the duration of the week, the kids spend their time learning about fish and other sea creatures. The older children read books about underwater wildlife, while the younger ones draw pictures an ..Read More

A major new report about housing in New York City documents the widening affordability gap, one of the driving forces behind record homelessness . Even during the economic downturn apartment rents rose significantly while renter incomes fell, and four out of f ..Read More

A July 22nd NY Daily News op-ed is the latest effort to promote the meager findings of a recently published study of the City’s controversial Homebase program. The piece – authored by Rosanne Haggerty, the head of Community Solutions (and former head o ..Read More

Written by Daisy, age 7, one of our day campers at Bound For Success. I had fun last week because it was Green Thumbs Up Week. On Monday we planted flowers in our personal pots. On Tuesday we made a life-sized tree out of construction paper. We did a science p ..Read More

  Last month I had the privilege of working with the 92Y’s Passport NYC nonprofit youth group. Passport NYC bring teens from around the world to NYC for three weeks to immerse themselves in a specific subject, like dance, theater or other fun activities ..Read More

This past week, our Bound for Success kids got to learn how to make a couple of their favorite sweet treats from scratch. Not only does making ice cream and crispy treats give them a fun break from the typical shelter food, it teaches them valuable skills for ..Read More

On Wednesday, July 18th First Step staff and supporters gathered with the family and friends of graduates to celebrate the graduation of classes 116 and 117 – and to acknowledge the incredible effort, perseverance, and sacrifice it took for graduates to make ..Read More

On Thursday Mayor Bloomberg filed a lawsuit against Comptroller Liu for rejecting two contracts for city homeless shelters earlier this month. The Coalition’s President Mary Brosnahan issued the following statement: The contracts rejected by Comptrolle ..Read More

Each summer our Bound for Success (BFS) after-school program turns into an all-day camp for 30 girls and boys living in an NYC homeless shelter. Every week we provide something new for the kids to learn about and experience in New York. In addition to helping ..Read More