Our mission is to work in partnership with families to help society’s most vulnerable children so that they become educationally proficient, economically productive, and socially responsible members of their communities.

Our Values

Behind this mission lie three core beliefs: First, all children and youth need connections to adults, preferably family members, who believe in them and will remain connected throughout their lives. Second, education, appropriate social behavior, and job skills are essential to functioning independently in society. And third, every human being has strengths and the desire to make his or her life happy and fulfilling; with support and the tools to overcome obstacles, most can and will succeed.

Our organizational structure

The Board of Trustees oversees the Children's Village, a charity founded in 1851 that currently serves more than 6,000 children and families in the New York metropolitan area and employs more than 600 staff, as well as three related organizations that support its work:

• The Children’s Village Institute, formed in 2003, supports the activities of The Children's Village through fundraising, public information, advocacy and research;
• Greenburg 11 School District, a public special act school district established by the State of New York, provides education to residents of The Children's Village as well as more than hundred day students; and
• D’Assern Housing Corporation, a 112 unit Mitchell-Lama Housing Project, provides affordable housing for staff members of the Children's Village.