For the past 17 years, Dr. Sarajane Brittis has used her skills as an employment sociologist to help the incredibly diverse management staff at The Floating Hospital communicate and work together toward shared goals.
Thanks to patients like Tameka Cooke who shared their experiences at our June fundraiser, we were able to fund and launch a life-skills counseling program to help women with complex housing and insurance applications, school enrollments, and link up to supportive benefits.
Homeless to progress | Listening | Parenthood and poverty
Covid vaccine ambassador program | Mets' annual summer food drive | NYC Ferry | Camp Rise Up | Rep. Nydia Velazquez
The Floating Hospital has known since its beginnings in 1866 how a public health crisis lifted the veil off inequities suffered by the poorest Americans and, overwhelmingly, in Brown and Black communities.
There’s a new game in town that will have kids at this summer’s Camp Rise Up dinking around the campus in Rhinebeck, N.Y. Dinking, you say? Read on to learn how our campers are on trend with this fast-growing sport.
Recognition of our diversity | Summer of Love 2022
Camp Rise Up has become such a pivotal piece of programming for kids ages 12 to 15 who live in temporary housing.
The Floating Hospital’s health-education specialists have long focused on helping patient families live healthy lifestyles, whether that’s learning about disease management, better nutrition or self-care and well-being.
Summer of Love 2022 | The Floating Hospital X Pickleball | Cooking with Girl Scout Troop 6000