Good Friends Friend, Rakim Isaacs, started his journey at Friends–NY in 2018 after college. Rakim has lived in Harlem his whole life and grew up in a single-parent home.
Building Consistency Aziza, a mother to two daughters and a young son was first introduced to Friends of the Children–NY when her oldest daughter was in kindergarten.
Creating Stability Diana, a single mother to two boys, was first introduced to Friends–NY when her younger son, Caleb, was in kindergarten. He was later chosen to enroll.
BHM Performance Inspired by Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr., Achiever Kourtney wrote a rap about her heroes and performed it during our Black History Month.