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Walk This Way 2025
ORGANIZATION: FELIX ORGANIZATION - ADOPTEES FOR CHILDREN INC
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Walk This Way is our annual walk-a-thon to raise money for foster youth to attend Camp Felix!
More opportunities with FELIX ORGANIZATION - ADOPTEES FOR CHILDREN INC
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About FELIX ORGANIZATION - ADOPTEES FOR CHILDREN INC
Location:
43 OYSTER BAY RD, LOCUST VALLEY, NY 11560, US
Mission Statement
The Felix Organization provides inspiring opportunities and new experiences to enrich the lives of children who are growing in the foster care system.
Description
The facts:
There are roughly 400,000 children in the United States in foster care. Approximately 14,000live in New York City and 16,000 in Los Angeles.
The issue:For youth who age out of the foster care system, approximately:
20% struggle with homelessness
50% do not complete high school
40% are unemployed
36% are arrested
22% are incarcerated
50% of girls are pregnant within 12-18 months of leaving foster care.
Felix helps youth in foster care become tomorrow's leaders. Our young adults have become camp counselors. They have gone to college. And they have defied the statistics to achieve their unique dreams and goals.
The opportunities Felix provides help our youth build job experience, expand their leadership skills, and learn on-the-job competencies that will help them begin their professional careers.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Pier 46 at Hudson River ParkHudson River GreenwayNew York, NY 10014
DATE POSTED
January 13, 2025
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Orientation or Training