News and Events – July 2024
Charles Crofton2024-07-26T11:36:57-04:00Welcome aboard interns! | A grant to address gun violence | The volunteer crew | The Hands on Deck: Leah DeFusco and Natalia Aguilar
Good+ Floating Hospital = a Partnership
Charles Crofton2024-07-26T12:06:25-04:00The Floating Hospital's most recent collaboration with another charity is also one of its most synergistic. In May, Good+Foundation gave us significant donations of essential items for the families we serve, making a profound impact on their lives.
Karen Solano: In the Long Run
Charles Crofton2024-07-26T11:16:08-04:00When she arrived from Mexico in 2017, Karen Solano’s family had been separated for almost six years. At the airport, her father brought along her oldest brother and a videographer to meet her, her mother and two of her brothers. Time had moved slowly for the family and he wanted to capture those first moments when they were finally together again.
May 2024
Charles Crofton2024-06-25T18:18:57-04:00Bird Flu in the Spotlight | Harry Santa-Olalla puts the [read more]
News and Events – June 2024
Charles Crofton2024-06-25T17:21:51-04:00A most successful celebration | What’s cooking in the teaching kitchen | And a parade to show pride | Staff Heroes: Meghan Miller and Linda You
Jonathan Zimmerman Leads the Way
Charles Crofton2024-06-25T17:16:05-04:00Throughout his career, Dr. Jonathan Zimmerman has consistently showcased his passion for leadership and comprehensive psychiatric care. Now at the helm of our Behavioral Health Department, Dr. Zimmerman is driving transformative changes to make mental health services accessible and effective for all.
Camp Is on the Horizon
Charles Crofton2024-06-25T15:39:27-04:00For six years, The Floating Hospital’s Camp Rise Up has provided teens living in temporary housing a week of respite from the city and their often turbulent lives. Research shows that unhoused teens are at greater risk of unhealthy behaviors, and the camp, for ages 12 to 15, provides an opportunity to learn about themselves, test their capabilities and see hope in their future.
April 2024
Charles Crofton2024-05-17T18:25:31-04:00When the shoe fits | The Human in Human Resources [read more]
News and Events – May 2024
Charles Crofton2024-05-17T17:04:16-04:00News to our benefit | Tuscan villa on the block | Let’s go Mets! | Queens Pride on the march | Staff Hero: Jessica Colombo
Bird flu in the spotlight
Charles Crofton2024-05-17T17:11:01-04:00Since March, bird flu, which in recent years yielded to Covid in the index of worldwide disease concerns, has been back in the news after outbreaks among dairy cows in multiple states and at least one infection in a farmworker in Texas.