Child Abuse in Brooklyn NY

Did you know that there are 17 thousand cases of child abuse in Brooklyn? 48 percent high school drop out rate. Of the 30 thousand students, 15 thousand are dropouts. One out of every three families lives below the poverty line. Some kids wear sandals in the winter. There are drugs, disease, gang violence, and crime. There are about a thousand deaths per year.

I decided eight years ago to join the Board of an organization called Children of the City - to help do something about these statistics. This is happening right in our own back yard in Sunset Park. There are hundreds of people in need of intervention, children in need of education, and families in need of counseling, and hope. And our motivational quote is that Children of the City "is an organization making a difference."

This group was founded in 1981, and is a volunteer-based outreach that connects these people in need with basic services, educational and employment training, health care, counseling, and many opportunities for personal growth.

If you are familiar with my work (Rocco Basile) then you already know that I am helping to reach children at risk and who can be resilient if they are given the right intervention and education. In fact if you would like to help, please join us at http://www.childrenofthecity.org/