Our History
In 2007, the Community Partnership Initiative, now known as Community Partnership Program, was formed. The guiding principle behind the Community Partnership Program is to work hand-in-hand with community residents, local community groups, service providers and local government to encourage and develop new approaches to problem-solving around abuse and neglect. The intent is to weave a safety net for struggling children and their families by supporting them with the professional services that the Administration for Children’s Services, Community Providers, and Community Based Organizations can provide.
Under the purview of the Division of Child and Family Well-being
The Staten Island Community Partnership Program falls under the purview of the Division of Child and Family Well-being, part of the Office of Community Engagement and Partnerships of the Administration for Children’s Services. This division will promote well-being, opportunities and access to resources and will work collaboratively throughout the agency and with our partners to build the assets and reliance of our children, families and communities. Working collaboratively with our partner agencies, organizations and community members, it will develop new ways for families to access information, services, resources and community supports.
New York Foundling, the backbone organization for SICP
In January 2019, The New York Foundling (The Foundling) officially became the backbone organization for the Staten Island Community Partnership Program (SICPP) to work in partnership with the New York City Administration of Children’s Services (ACS), Office of Community Engagement and Partnerships (OCEP) to support and strengthen opportunities for children, families, and multi-generational Staten Island residents. Since 1869, The New York Foundling has found purpose in supporting our neighbors on their own paths to stability, strength, and independence. Today, our unwavering commitment to our community continues – and can be seen in the work we do each day with the Staten Island community.
Our Foundational Standards
Two-gen approach
Creating programs and policies that address the needs of vulnerable children and their parents together. We use this framework to inform evidence-based strategies related to policy creation, service referral and utilization, community knowledge sharing, and designing programs and strategies that build social capital.
Collective impact approach
Focusing on strategies and characteristics of successful collaborations working on complex social problems, like improving child and family well-being and addressing family and community needs while building on their strengths. We use this framework to inform strategic planning, support consensus building, guide a shared accountability measurement plan, inform self-governance, and position The New York Foundling as the SICPP’s backbone agency.
Equity
Explicitly addressing issues of racial, gender and LGTBQ equity in communities, and implicit bias in service provision and policy. We use this framework to identify and address disparities in service provision and access, and partner with ACS and other City agencies to assess child and family outcomes across equity indicators such as race, socioeconomic status and gender, and help identify solution-based strategies.
