01.27.2012
Forestdale’s serenity garden is ready for spring thanks to the efforts of four University of Bridgeport students. Kadeem Rose (Rosedale, Queens), Jason Rhule (Rosedale, Queens), Malcolm Clark (East Orange, New Jersey) and Kadeem Carty (Bushwick, Brooklyn) spent their winter break cleaning up the garden with Rick Furel, a staff member in Forestdale’s Youth Development Department.

01.20.2012
On Tuesday, the White House Council for Community Solutions announced its “100-Day effort to spur new commitments to support 1 in 6 young adults out of jobs and school.” Read about their plan and our work to increase employment in our community.

01.13.2012
On Wednesday, Council Member Julissa Ferreras, Chair of the Committee on Women's Issues, invited Forestdale and other New York City organizations to meet with world championship boxer Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez to discuss domestic violence.

01.04.2012
The following is an award-winning entry by Simon Ho, a father and Forestdale client, for the Teenage Services Act (TASA) Educational Awards essay competition. It is reprinted with permission from the author.

12.27.2011
A foster parent from Forestdale, Miss Patricia, was honored to speak to the generosity and thoughtfulness of the organization. From bottles to diapers, strollers, clothing and shoes, Baby Buggy provides the necessary items to have a healthy, happy child.

12.23.2011
Take a look at our Annual Appeal and give generously! Forestdale wishes all of our friends and families the happiest of holidays.

12.22.2011
The fathers and families of Forestdale held their Annual Holiday Party and quarterly ‘Stepping Up’ graduation ceremony featuring Keynote Speaker Council Member Julissa Ferreras, Chair of Women’s Issues Committee, at the Queens Museum of Art on Saturday.

12.20.2011
On December 8th, Forestdale families and staff came together to celebrate the holiday season at our Annual Children’s Holiday Party.

12.14.2011
If you have ever considered becoming a foster parent, here is your chance to learn more. Forestdale works with over 400 children in foster care, almost all of them from Queens. As a foster parent, you have the chance to turn a child’s life around by providing steady love and guidance. It is a wonderful way to give back to your community.

12.12.2011
This article reprinted with permission from JetBlue's 'BlueTales.'

12.06.2011
On November 22, Forestdale hosted their fourth annual Birth Parents’ Thanksgiving Dinner. The event brings families together for the holiday season.

11.23.2011
George Jackman is a recent graduate from Forestdale’s Fathering Initiative, a nationally-recognized program that helps more than 200 men yearly address the needs of their fragile families through intensive parenting classes, continuing education, job preparedness, and counseling.

10.28.2011
Article contributed by Brady Funn, III, Director of Educational Opportunity and Workforce Development, Forestdale Inc.

10.21.2011
Forestdale’s Culture For One initiative partners with For One in New York, a small grass-roots charity, to bring youth in care to cultural events in Manhattan. Launched in December 2010, to date the program has taken children on 11 multi-cultural excursions.

10.13.2011
Forestdale, Inc. partnered with approximately 40 JetBlue Airways employees on Friday, Oct. 7, to complete a number of renovation projects on our three-and-a-half acre campus. The work included an update to our current basketball court, repainting Forestdale’s new Fathering Lounge and planting new vegetation.