In this season of Thanksgiving, we want to send our warmest wishes and prayers to all of you, especially those who are still struggling with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. It is sometimes hard to remember how lucky we are to be alive and well and have our children around us in the face of so much loss and destruction. Because of all of the power outages from the storm, we, at the Susan and Jack Holender Children’s Fund, have moved back our launch date. It is now December 1st, 2012. From then through May, 2013, we hope you will [...]

Written in 1945 by Rogers and Hammerstein, the song “You’ll Never Walk Alone” captures perfectly our hopes and dreams for our children. How can we let them know we are there for them? With acts of gentleness and kindness to them and their families With words spoken softly to comfort them even in the absence of parents of other family members With honest, sensitive answers to their questions that allow them to feel our empathy even if we can’t make them better With the simple presence of a “safe” adult who gives them permission to voice their anger, fears, and [...]