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Kevin Sullivan, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York File image by Zach Williams
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The New York City Administration for Children’s Services is staging its first-ever CPS Appreciation Week, starting today. The week of recognition recognized the work of the more than 2,000 staff who investigate reports of abuse and neglect and connect families with support services.
More than 100 people took to the Intrepid on June 3 to try out some alternative PTSD treatment. PIX 11 featured the Veterans Yoga Project that day through a partnership with Northwell Health and Lululemon for classes on the deck of the former U.S. warship. See what they experienced there.
The Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering’s spring ball brought 300 people to the Plaza Hotel on May 29, Town & Country reports. The event raised more than $1 million for the society’s research grant program. Read more about the event and see photos of who showed up here.
The Administration for Children’s Services has created a new position to help implement Raise the Age Legislation. The agency is looking to hire about 200 “youth development specialists” to staff juvenile detention facilities by October. To further that effort, ads will begin appearing on radio, T.V. and in print in media across the city, according to a press release. A total of 600 youth development specialists are slated to be hired in the next two years.
Specifically, the YDS job responsibilities include:
- Providing safe and secure supervision and care to at-risk youth who are placed in secure juvenile detention by the court
- Guiding youth through a broad array of activities including school, meals, chores, wake-up and bedtime routines, family visits, escort to appointments, recreation and other programmatic events
- Serving as a role model, mentor and guide
- Working as part of a team to support positive and healthy youth development
- Managing conflict and youth behavior safely to maintain a calm and supportive environment
- Providing structure and engage youth in pro-social activities and behaviors
- Supporting youth in their efforts to develop new social, interpersonal, academic and vocational skills and interests
- Receiving valuable training on building healthy relationships with youth, crisis prevention and management and other critical topics
More information on the position is available here.
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