CV’s New Lanza Activities Center was the topic in an interview with Shelly Banjo of the Wall Street Journal.

CV opened the new state-of-the-art Lanza Activities Center with a dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting.

Friend of CV, Pat Lanza, and the new Lanza Activities Center were recently featured in the Wall Street Journal. *Please Note: The total cost of the building was $13.5 million, Mrs. Lanza's gift towards the construction was $4 million.

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The Child Welfare League of America and the Walker Trieschman Center have selected The Children's Village as the first place winner of the 2010 David Liederman Award.

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Last month, the Center for New York City Affairs at The New School hosted a symposium with CV President and CEO Dr. Jeremy C. Kohomban, NYS Child and Family Services Commissioner Gladys Carrion, NYC Children's Services Commissioner John Mattingly, and the newly appointed NYC Probation Commissioner, Vincent Schiraldi. This standing-room-only event was the first joint public discussion of a remarkable new vision for juvenile justice in both the state and city governments.

Will there be adequate funding for alternatives to detention and diversion from upstate placement? Are there resources for creating effective supports to work with more young people safely, at home? Can the Paterson administration overcome political opposition and close nearly empty juvenile correctional facilities upstate? These and many other topics are discussed in detail.

A recent New York Times article featured The Children's Village's Multisystemic Therapy Program and How It Helped a Troubled Young Man Find a Better Path.

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“Melissa Roy-McClain was touching up her lip-gloss in a bathroom at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh when a Haitian orphan looked up at her and pursed her mouth, gesturing her desire for the same cosmetic sheen. Roy-McClain, who is a therapist at The Children’s Village residential treatment center in Dobbs Ferry, told the girl — in Creole — that she could not let her use her makeup, aware that once you share something with one child, you must provide for all. The 8-year-old girl, a resident of the Brébis de Saint-Michel de L’Attalaye orphanage in Port-au-Prince when it was destroyed by the Jan. 12 earthquake — smiled upon hearing the familiar tongue.“

Jeremy Kohomban, CV President & CEO, participated in Charity Navigator's 2009 Holiday Giving Guide where representatives of a variety of causes share their perspectives on two philanthropic issues. Part One, a roundtable discussion about fundraising in a down economy, is available below.

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In Part Two, nonprofit executives discuss the characteristics of high performing charities. The transcript is available below.

The Children’s Village is one of three recipients of an Agency of the Year award presented by the national membership association the Alliance for Children and Families.

“After traveling 6,00 miles from New York to Baghdad and participating in three grueling days of workshops and seminars, Bill Krupman of The Children's Village finally had his face-to-face moment with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki“

“Jose was 14 when he left his home in Oaxaca, Mexico, and paid a smuggler $1,200 to sneak him across the border. He made it to Phoenix and started on a long and familiar odyssey as he scratched out a living, first picking oranges in Florida, then cooking in restaurants in Connecticut.*”

Children's Village Assistance Dog Training Program helps young men learn a solid work ethic, a sense of responsibility, a sense of helping others and unconditional love.

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“. . One of the most powerful – and personal -- statements on behalf of the value of Parent Advocates came from Jeremy Kohomban, CEO at The Children’s Village. See an excerpt of his presentation . . . “

“Neither a bad knee, nor the challenging descent down the steps of her Brooklyn subway station could keep 70-year old grandmother Diane Sewell* from attending the Family Team Conference (FTC) that could be the deciding factor in whether she would be approved as an adoptive resource for her 6-year old granddaughter Shanay.*”

“At first glance, The Children’s Village looks like a summer camp. This
residential home and school for at-risk teenagers is situated within a wooded,
upscale neighborhood in Dobbs Ferry, one hour north of Manhattan.”

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