This year was one of adaptation and expansion for The Floating Hospital and its patients. We celebrated clinic openings, a new men’s health program and our first ever TCS New York City Marathon team. We also inaugurated a new day camp for Spanish-speaking teens that replicated our sleep-away camp’s first-year curriculum.
If you want to know something about the administrative side of the organization or really anything at all about the hospital, Lana Stanarevic has the answer or knows how to find it, fast. That partially stems from her primary job as the hospital president’s assistant, a position that requires her to be part of the nerve center of the organization, but it also comes from the many other hats she dons on any given day.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and while our supporters are aware of the impact of domestic violence on many of our patients’ lives, there is still so much to learn about its prevalence and its repercussions, both across the nation and within our own city.
It was a glorious week on the eastern edge of the Catskills where a group of 96 kids aged 12 to 15 attended The Floating Hospital’s Camp Rise Up. The campers arrived in Rhinebeck for a week of classes and traditional and modern camp activities on August 26.
Over the years, The Floating Hospital has developed valuable relationships with any number of donors. We have been grateful for the generosity of the organizations that regularly support our mission with targeted funding for special projects, but special thanks must be reserved for supporters of our general operations.
Cuando ella llegó de México en el 2017, la familia de Karen Solano había estado separada por casi seis años. En el aeropuerto, su papá llegó con su hermano mayor y un camarógrafo para recogerla a ella, a su mamá y a dos de sus hermanos.
The 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.
When 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.
Throughout 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.
For 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.