“You can do anything you put your mind to,” they said on orientation day at Aspirations Diploma Plus High School...

Growing up, things were tough. My parents are immigrants from Ecuador and worked where and when they could...

I was picked to go to San Diego, California, and was a part of the All-Star Youth Classic. I was so excited, first to go to a different...

I was a naïve kid. I never really paid much mind to what was going on around me. I was bullied because I like to be weird and a little out..

Por fin puedo decir que me siento listo para enfrentar el futuro; ha sido un camino largo y difícil hasta llegar a donde he llegado...

My name is Jahdiel, and I’m 18 years old.  I came to The Child Center of NY on an ACS referral...

My name is David Song, and I am 10 years old. I came to see Dr. Yoon because I was shy and did not talk to teachers and friends...

My father used to walk by 162nd Street on a regular basis, seeing the logo for The Child Center of NY and not giving it a passing thought...

When I was 15 years old, I was tired of dealing with reality. I wanted to forget everything I ever felt. I was raped at age 11 by an older..

When Nasrin first came to the United States from Bangladesh, she struggled to adjust to the unfamiliar language and customs...

Kawkab Abid, a senior at International High School at LaGuardia Community College, arrived in Brooklyn from Bangladesh...

In middle school I had a tough time because I didn’t feel good about myself. I was dealing with a lot of traumatic memories...

Jorge’s father had a history of severe mental illness and his mother was the victim of domestic violence. When Jorge, a fifth grader...

A single mom, Judith’s 2 1/2 year-old son, Rodrigo, had speech and developmental delays, and she could not find a place where he could...