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GROWING UP IN PUBLIC: Coming of Age in a Digital World

Dr. Devorah Heitner [https://devorahheitner.com/]’s book, GROWING UP IN PUBLIC: Coming of Age in a Digital World, is designed to help caregivers, educators, and kids navigate growing up in a world where nearly every moment of their lives can be shared and compared. Dr. Devorah Heitner’s writing on kids and technology has appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, Fast Company and others. She earned a PhD in Media/Technology and Society from Northwestern University.

AARP-NY on Caregivers, Accessing Benefits and Avoiding Scams for Seniors

New York State has one of the largest populations of adults over 60, and the older adult population is growing faster than any other group.  AARP-NY [https://states.aarp.org/new-york/] State Director Beth Finkel returns to discuss accessing benefits, caregivers, and while it’s a year-round topic, during the holidays it’s especially important to talk about scams and fraud prevention for seniors.

The Fresh Air Fund's College Connections Program Helping With College Applications

The Fresh Air Fund is a New York City institution, a 150-year old nonprofit known for summer adventures for urban kids with their signature Volunteer Host Family programs and free sleep-away camps. Among their year-round programs is the College Connections Program [https://freshair.org/college-connections/] for high schoolers which hosts workshops to help students with the college application process. Bentley Gordon is the Director of the College Connections Program.

EPIC Players Presents "BUM BUM" (Or This Farce Has Autism)", Dec 1-14 at Here Arts Center in Manhattan

EPIC Players [http://epicplayersnyc.org/], New York’s leading neuro-inclusive theater company, led by Founder and Executive Artistic Director Aubrie Therrien, presents the world premiere of the original play “BUM BUM (or, this farce has Autism)”, by award winning playwright Dave Osmundsen, Dec 4 - 14 at Here Arts Center in Manhattan. Epic Players is a nonprofit, neuro-diverse theater company dedicated to creating professional performing arts opportunities and supportive social communities in the arts for Neurodivergent and Disabled artists.

New York State Coalition for Children's Behavioral Health on the Fight to Access Mental Health Services

While healthcare is top of mind for so many, we speak with a New York State organization focused on children’s health. Kayleigh Zaloga is the president and CEO of the New York State Coalition for Children's Behavioral Health [https://www.ccbhny.org/], a statewide association of children's service providers. CCBH represents 50 provider agencies with 21,000 employees who serve nearly 200,000 children and families. We discuss the fight for access to behavioral health services, and the reality of mental health services for children in New York State.