FV, who asked to go by the nickname Pepe, is a 10-year-old boy who receives therapy at Kingsbridge Heights Community Center.

My name is Ashely, and I’m a senior in high school. I’m also the president of the youth council at Oceanside Cornerstone Community Center...

Hey there,  If you’re reading this, perhaps you’re feeling weighed down by expectations, the scars of your past...

When I immigrated to the United States, I thought of a better future for my child, with better education and opportunity...

I didn’t know that I had anxiety and depression. I had an idea but wasn’t really sure. Now that we know what it is, we can treat it.

When I was in middle school, my mother and I moved to the United States from Haiti. It was initially exciting to live in new places..

“I have three children who have been students at Escalera Early Childhood. My daughters were in the program a couple of years ago...

Jismerlyn is a first grader in The Child Center of NY’s COMPASS program at P.S. 56, in Richmond Hill, Queens...

Eudora is a participant of The Child Center of NY’s Cash+Community Works (C+C), a groundbreaking...

Like most parents, Hilaria would do anything for her child. She wanted her son, now 3, to be able to go as far as his abilities could...

Hello! My name is Elijah, but people mostly know me as Eli. Three years ago, in mid-December, I decided to try and take my own life...

Danny is a talented, hardworking young man who mentors youth in his community and enjoys practicing martial arts...

Below is a speech that Jonathan delivered during the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Cohen Family Wellness Center. You can liste....

During COVID, I worked construction during the day and did my schoolwork online in the nights...

Daniela is an 11th-grade student who goes to therapy at a Child Center wellness center in her school during lunchtime...

My name is Keim, and I’m 14 years old. I started M.S. 72 in September 2019 when I was in sixth grade. I joined The Child Center of NY...

I grew up in Queens with very strict parents. They are immigrants from Ecuador and are very “old school...

Breinny es una estudiante en el grado 12 de la escuela Pan American International High School...

Nyomi was a resident of The Child Center Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) from July 2020-June 2021. Severe aggressive behaviors...

My name is Logan, and I’m in sixth grade. I live in Flushing with my grandmother and my mom, who is a Utilization Management Nurse...