Merricat's Castle School in New York, NY

Name: Merricat's Castle School
Address: 316 East 88 Street, New York, NY, 10128, USA
Telephone: (212) 534-3656

Name:	Merricat's Castle School
Type:	Prek
Enrolling:	No
Prek Address:	316 East 88 Street, New York, NY 10128
Prek Phone:	(212) 534-3656
Child ages:	2 years - 5 years
Rate:	n/a
Prek Website:	http://www.a-b-c.org/educationprograms.htm#merricat

Prek Description

Childhood is a treasure and a right. Children embody our richest aspirations yet they are also our poorest most vulnerable minority defenseless in the face of abuse neglect homelessness and poverty.
In New York City well over 14000 children sleep in shelters every night and every day over 600000 children go hungry because they live in households in which parents must regularly choose between paying the rent and buying food.
Last year almost 70000 children were reported victims of child abuse or neglect. Each and every day hunger homelessness physical and emotional abuse abandonment neglect substance abuse substandard housing failing schools and disease endanger childrens welfare and undermine their future.
The Association to Benefit Children (ABC) was created to amplify the voices of defenseless children by combating the debilitating effects of poverty and championing the right of every child to a joyful and nurturing childhood.
ABC creates model programs that are easily replicable compassionate comprehensive cost-effective and sustainable. Through them and through widespread advocacy efforts to enact far-reaching and lasting solutions ABC has brought relief tenderness joy and hope to many thousands of disadvantaged children.

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