Brianne’s eating healthy this summer!

Thank you for your generous donation, which has enabled Friends of the Children NY to provide six weeks of healthy meals to Brianne, who is enrolled in the Academic Summer Camp. Brianne and others kids like her are remaining healthy this summer while continuing to study in order to close the achievement gap.  All of these Achievers are severely behind in school, and this summer camp is an opportunity for them to catch up.

Children like Brianne are invited into the program because they are the most vulnerable children in the Harlem community. They are selected based off of factors such as vulnerability to school failure, abuse, neglect, juvenile delinquency, gang and drug involvement, and teen pregnancy. Almost all of the Achievers live below the poverty line as 99% of the children in the program qualify for free or reduced lunch. Many of the caregivers have little or no time or money to foster healthy lifestyles in their children, so the daily meals during this summer camp ensure that they are eating nutritional meals and developing healthy eating habits.

Friends of the Childrens starts early and commits to each of the Achievers in the program for 12 years. Their goal is for all Achievers to become contributing members of their community rather than a drain on the system.

Thanks to your generosity, Brianne’s future will forever be altered for the better!