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The agency's Annual Report highlights each of our programs and provides a synopsis of our activities during the last program year as well as a financial overview for the same period. Click here to view our most recent Annual Report.
Jomuelle Anicet (known as “Jay”) is the first Good Shepherd Services’ Brooklyn LifeLink program participant to successfully complete an Associate’s Degree. Since finding the LifeLink program at an outreach event at Lincoln High School, Jay showed great dedication and commitment to her post-secondary education goals from the beginning. more
We are thrilled to announce a new video about Good Shepherd Services and the young people with whom we work. Three of our alumni generously shared their stories with us—how they came to be a part of Good Shepherd Services, what their experiences were as participants, and where they are today. The stories of these three alumni represent only a microcosm of the reach and impact that Good Shepherd Services has had in more than 150 years of service to the community. Each day we hear of new alumni successes and, however big or small, we are deeply proud of them all. Click on the more button to view the new video!
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The following is part of a speech by Joan Siegel, Director of Health Services, at our event celebrating foster parents on May 3, 2013. In her speech, Joan generously shared her experience as a mother who adopted her daughter from the foster care system.
My daughter was 16 when she moved in. I called her "daughter." She referred to me as "her mom." She said she wanted to be adopted early on, then began to vacillate. But she still told people I was her mom and that she was adopted - the legal aspect was all that was missing. A week ago today, almost two years after she "aged out" and six years after I adopted her in my heart, the court blessed our adoption and we are a legal family. I asked her what she wanted me to say and she said, "Stick with it. Teens will get easier." Ah, from the mouths of babes.
The theme for tonight is self-care, and I was asked to give some tips to you from one foster parent to another. So here are my top 10 tips: more
As part of the Philanthropy New York’s THOUGHT LEADER series, Good Shepherd Services Executive Director Sister Paulette LoMonaco recently joined Robert Egger, Executive Director of the DC Central Kitchen, and author of Begging For Change to discuss the current state of national and local social service nonprofits and how they are coping with numerous budget cuts and how they will move forward. To listen to the synopsis of the program, click here.
Get extra help and make a real difference in the life of a young person! Our young people are ready to work 5 to 15 hours a week in supported internships at no cost to you. more
Iman, Groundwork for Success
As a senior at the High School for Legal Studies in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Iman was sure of one thing –going away for college. A long-time resident of East New York, Brooklyn, she was eager to explore a different atmosphere and figure out what it meant to be on her own.
GSS wins 2007 New York Times Company Excellence Award for overall management excellence in inaugural year of prestigious, new initiative for New York City area nonprofits. more
Watch our video Success is Right There in Front of Us to find out more about our impact on vulnerable adolescents. more
Watch our Belonging video to find out more about how Good Shepherd helps children and youth belong by creating strong connections to family, school and the community. more
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