Aug 8, 2023
by Julia Alhenawi When summertime rolls around every year, all parents know that means one thing: no more school, meaning their children stay home all day for the rest of the summer, dropping the usual routine they use everyday during the school year. It is a strange...
Jul 1, 2022
At the heart of Friends work is a commitment to mothers and families and alleviating generational poverty that keeps families from succeeding. We want to take a moment to reflect on how recent events have complicated the path to quality, accessible healthcare...
Apr 11, 2022
April 11 marks the beginning of Black Maternal Health Week, a week of awareness and activism started by Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA) five years ago and formalized by the White House on April 13, 2021. This year’s theme commissioned by BMMA, Building for...
Feb 17, 2022
by Chelsea Chateauvert Friends of the New York City Nurse-Family Partnership (Friends) has been operating for a little over five years and one of the main tenets of our work is removing the financial barriers that first-time, low-income moms in the NFP program face....
Sep 1, 2021
Friends of New York City Nurse Family Partnership announced in July the appointment of two new members to its board of directors. “This is a large step in the growth of the organization,” said Karin Romans, who was appointed Executive Director in January. The...
May 28, 2021
Will one of our awardees found the next Sears Roebuck, Macy’s or Nieman Marcus? In preparing for a trip to Texas for my nephew’s wedding, my husband and I decided that we would visit the grave of my great-grandfather in San Antonio. Growing up, I knew only...
