Organizations Filed Purposes:
FOUNDED BY THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE ASSUMPTION, LSA STRENGTHENS AND EMPOWERS VULNERABLE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN BY MEETING THEIR BASIC NEEDS FOR FOOD, HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION AND A SAFE HOME, IN THE BELIEF THAT AFFIRMING FAMILIES IN THEIR OWN DIGNITY IMPROVES THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
LSA'S HOME-BASED AND CENTER-BASED PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO EMPOWER THOSE WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE AND WHO HAVE LEAST ACCESS TO THE BASIC NECESSITIES OF LIFE, IN THE CONVICTION THAT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY GROWS WHEN INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ARE AFFIRMED IN THEIR OWN DIGNITY.
PARENTING AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT WORKS WITH PARENTS TO KEEP VERY YOUNG SOCIALIZATION GROUPS AND PROVIDES ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT AND SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL SUPPORTSTO SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN THE GRADES K-3. IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS AND PROMOTES PARENT EMPOWEMENT THOUGH A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES, INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, FINANCIAL LITERACY WORKSHOPS, SUPPORTIVE GROUPS, EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY, WORKSHOPS AND REFERRALS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PARTICIPATES IN THE RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT IDENTIFY BEST PRACTICES FOR SERVICING AT-RISK CHILDREN.
PREVENTIVE PROGRAM IS CONTRACTED BY CHILDREN SERVICES TO PROVIDE PREVENTIVE SERVICES TO 60 FAMILIES, TO CHILDREN AT RISK OF FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT. LSA PREVENTIVE SERVICES PROMOTES THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN, STRENGTHEN THE FAMILY AND REINFORCES GENERAL CHILD WELL-BEING. THE SERVICES ARE CHILD CENTERED, FAMILY-FOCUSED AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT. CREATING A COMMUNITY OF CARE, REQUIRES LSA PREVENTIVE PROGRAM TO ACTIVELY COORDINATE LOCAL NEGHBORHOOD RESOURCES. IN ORDER TO CREATE A COHESIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM RESPONSIVE TO FAMILIES LSA IDENTIFY, ASSESS AND ADDRESS HEALTH AND CLINICAL ISSUES SUCH AS MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ABUSE AND OTHER SERIOUS ISSUES THAT PLACE CHILDREN AT RISK FOR ABUSE AND NEGLECT.AN RFP FOR THE RENEWAL OF A PREVENTIVE CONTRACT WAS ISSUED BY NEW YORK CITY AGENCY FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES IN THE FALL OF 2019. LSA'S PREVENTIVE PROGRAM, WHICH WAS RANKED #2 AMONGST 26 OTHER PREVENTIVE PROGRAMS CITY-WIDE, WAS NOT RENEWED. OUT OF A TOTAL OF 400 PROGRAMS IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS, 375 HAD THEIR PREVENTIVE PROGRAMS SIGNIFICANTLY CUT OR ENTIRELY ELIMINATED. LSA'S PREVENTIVE PROGRAM FORMALLY ENDED ON JUNE 30, 2020
CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AGENCY PROVIDES FULL-SCOPE NURSING CARE TO A POPULATION COMPRISED OF FIRST-TIME MOTHERS, HIGH-RISK MATERNITY PATIENTS, INFANTS, PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AND THE ELDERLY. OUR VISITING NURSES PRACTICE HOLISTIC, PATIENT CENTERED CARE IN THE HOME SETTING AND ARE ADVOCATES FOR THOSE WE SERVE. OUR PARTNERS AT LOCAL HOSPITALS AND NEIGHBORHOD CLINICS RELY ON LSAFSH'S NURSES TO DELIVER CARE TO THEIR PATIENTS WITH SKILL, COMPASSION AND WARMTH. THROUGH THE INFANT MORTALITY REDUCTION INITIATIVE, OUR NURSES HAVE HELPED REDUCE THE DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH RATE OF INFANT DEATHS IN EAST HARLEM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Reada Edelstein | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 40 | $207,202 |
Lawrence Mitchell | CHIEF OF FINANCE AND ADMI | 40 | $161,183 |
Nilsa Welsh | DIRECTOR OF PREVENTIVE SER | 40 | $113,191 |
Adriana Londono | DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY | 40 | $110,003 |
Virginia Chambers | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Ted Hopper | CHAIRPERSON | 1 | $0 |
Stephanie Cooper-Clarke | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Stacy Louizos | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Sonia Balcazar | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Scott Depetris | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Ryan Mcglynn | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Richard J Bonforte Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Rebecca Smith | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Ralph A Siciliano | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Peter Stonbely | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
Mark J Moran | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Margaret Leonard | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Judith Garson | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING) | 1 | $0 |
Joelyn Cecere | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Glenn R Sarno | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING) | 1 | $0 |
Elizabeth King | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Darren Wilson | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
Cecilia Serrano Vonderheide | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Cappy Collins | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Brenna Moore | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Barbara Brenner | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Audra Tiner | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING) | 1 | $0 |
Arthur W Bingham | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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