Partnership with Children, Inc.'s mission is to strengthen the emotional, social and cognitive skills of at-risk children so that they can succeed in school, in society, and in life. Founded in 1908 as Big Sisters, we have been helping New York City’s underserved children and youth for over 100 years. Our focus has evolved from mentoring low-income, court-referred girls to offering a full array of crucial services to at-risk children facing daunting problems in their lives outside of school.

Today, Partnership with Children provides early intervention, preventive services and counseling to over 10,000 students annually, as well as their families, teachers, and communities through Open Heart-Open Mind, our school based program, Life Steps, our preventative care program for adolescents and the Center for Capacity Building, our professional development and training arm. Open Heart-Open Mind is the only social services program that places teams of professional social workers into schools full time to provide comprehensive support to those children and families who need it most.

Children need partners to succeed!