HFY Happenings

Our annual drive is under way! School supplies are needed for all grade levels: crayons, scissors, construction paper, glue, pens and pencils, notebooks, binders, paper, folders, backpacks, lunchbags and pencil cases.

Please consider supporting the Back-To-School-Drive and help us ensure that all our youth…

We wish to thank all those affiliated with the Legacy, and those who donated to, the Summer Project. Hope For Youth was fortunate to be the recipient of the donation and for that we are grateful!! Male youth in our care received tees, shorts and slides, and…

We are excited to share that Elizabeth Sy has joined Hope For Youth’s Board of Directors.

Elizabeth Sy became involved with Hope For Youth in 2018 as a volunteer and a member of the Young Professionals Committee. Elizabeth is passionate about child welfare…

HFY donor Jeannette Bisono recently provided the youth in care, in our Farmingdale residence, with games and toys for summer vacation. Jeannette and her network of family and friends and their continued support of our agency is greatly appreciated! Check at the fun things below the…

What a beautiful concept to remind someone that they are being thought of by a loved one. Throughout the month of February 2021, Caitlin Tehan and Valentina Pannullo created a project donation called “Need Love, Send Love” – the idea being a simple reminder to show someone…

Thank you to a recent donor, Robyn Baechtle, whom we received two dozen beach towels from. Hot weather is here and our youth have begun to enjoy outings to the beach and community pools. Towels are always needed. Shown is a sampling of some of…

Saturday October 2, 2021 Rain or Shine – Heckscher State Park, Field One

Start Time 9:00 AM

Check-In Beginning at 8:00 AM

Tee Shirt included if Registered prior…

The Cultural Diversity Scholarship recipient has been selected and we are happy to share that Lilinet Herrera was selected as our awardee! Lilinet interned with HFY and upon graduation, accepted a Case Manager position within the Adjustment Services Program (ASP). Way to go, Lilinet! We look forward to following…

Celebrated annually on June 19, the day is now recognized as a federal holiday. Juneteenth’s commemoration is on the anniversary date of the June 19, 1865, announcement by Union Army general Gordon Granger, proclaiming and enforcing freedom of enslaved people in Texas, which was the last state…

There is such a need for foster parents. Our new initiative, Project 21, is focused on addressing our foster family shortage, and the recruitment of foster parents. The decline in foster bed capacity was only accelerated by the pandemic as many potential foster families feared the enormous…