Alonzo Puts His Life on the Line for a College Education
Category: Impact Stories
With his high school diploma and the HSVS team behind him, Alonzo is a proud college student. “This is a dream come true.”
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With his high school diploma and the HSVS team behind him, Alonzo is a proud college student. “This is a dream come true.”
HeartShare St. Vincent’s Services, in partnership with ALIA, find new ways to help young people heal from personal trauma.
HeartShare St. Vincent’s Services was ranked 1 in permanency by ACS, which oversees the City’s foster care system.
“This program is incredibly special because I have an intergenerational team,” said Nada Arkadan, Director of the after-school and summer camp community program at P.S. 102.
HSVS will receive part of a nearly $1 million grant from The Pinkerton Foundation helping foster youth transition to the world of work.
HSVS hosted its “Slay II” Fashion Show featuring and benefitting its young men and women in foster care at Sanders Studios on Thursday, July 13.
For American Dream scholar Timothy Tatum, walking the runway also means confidence in college and career.
We cannot rely on the whim of good consciences to provide essential services to our most vulnerable children.
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Theresa Moran donated handmade quilts to the children and youth of HeartShare St. Vincent’s Services on Monday, June 12.