A New Home for People with Developmental Disabilities Opens in Queens

Categories: Events, News, Programs, Success Stories

Responding to a growing need for services for individuals with developmental disabilities, Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York opened a new Individual Residential Alternative (IRA) in Bayside, NY, which was celebrated with a ribbon cutting ceremony.  This new home will enable more individuals in this population to access programs, services and specialized …

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Foster Parent Spotlight

Categories: News, Programs, Success Stories

Cynthia Patterson is one of our most inspiring and dedicated foster parents.  She provides what most mothers do to their children and are celebrated for on Mother’s Day — love, shelter, care, and safety and has done so to almost over 100 children in the foster care system. Cynthia was born in South Carolina and …

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Journey to Adulthood

Categories: Alumni, News, Success Stories

One of the many things we celebrate during May is National Foster Care Month. During this month, we would like to bring attention to the lesser heard topics concerning foster youth, such as their successes and journey beyond the stigma of being in care.  You may remember reading about Anthony a few years ago when …

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Youth Graduate from Transition to Work Program

Categories: Events, News, Programs, Success Stories

Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE) an agency that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities, mental illness and traumatic brain injury throughout Long Island,Queens and New York City and Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York, one of the largest and most respected agencies providing critical programs and services to children, families and adults …

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