The hospital administration confirmed today that they have secured a new space for our enrichment classes. I honestly never imagined we would get here, but this victory belongs entirely to the parents who refused to stop asking for what our kids need. Thank you for showing up for one another.
February 1, 2013
Administration of NYPH: Continue to provide a space for affordable early childhood education & enrichment classes
Final supporters
HELP US MAINTAIN A SPACE TO PROVIDE OUTSTANDING CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCES
The PAA is the parents association affiliated with the NYPH community. We are more than 200 member-families strong and serve more than 300 children of medical students, residents, fellows, attendings, nurses, and staff of NYPH, Weill Cornell, Rockefeller University, and Memorial Sloan Kettering.
We currently have a classroom in Staff House, where we have provided outstanding education and enrichment classes to NYPH-affiliated families for the last 10 years. These classes are coordinated by parent volunteers, and have filled an important void in our community where only 1 in 8 children are offered a spot in public pre-k and private pre-school programs are more expensive than most hospital families can afford.
Staff House is scheduled for demolition this coming June and the Hospital has not yet provided another location for us. The loss of this one room will result in Hospital staff and trainees losing access to over 50 hours a week of affordable early education and enrichment classes that are currently available to their children.
Please sign this petitionasking the administration of NYPH to continue to provide dedicated space to the PAA so that we can continue to offer these early education classes for our families who would not otherwise have access to these outstanding educational experiences for their children.
Dear Administration of New York-Presbyterian Hospital,
We ask you to continue to provide a classroom space to the Parents Association (PAA) in order for them to provide excellent and affordable early childhood education and enrichment classes.
The PAA is the parents association affiliated with the NYPH community. We are more than 200 member-families strong and serve more than 300 children of medical students, residents, fellows, attendings, nurses, and staff of NYPH, Weill Cornell, Rockefeller University, and Memorial Sloan Kettering.
The PAA classroom is currently in Staff House, where we have provided outstanding education and enrichment classes to NYPH-affiliated families for the last 10 years. These classes are coordinated by parent volunteers, and have filled an important void in our community where only 1 in 8 children are offered a spot in public pre-k and private pre-school programs are more expensive than most hospital families can afford.
As you know, Staff House is scheduled for demolition this coming June and the Hospital has not yet provided another location for these classes.
Without these classes, most hospital families would not be able to afford these experiences for their children. We urge you to provide this nominal space which provides so much benefit to so many employees, trainees, families, and children of our hospital community.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
January 2, 2013
December 21, 2012
Seeing this level of support for our classroom space is something I never could have imagined when we started. This momentum truly belongs to all of you who took the time to speak up for our kids.
Reached 100 supporters
November 21, 2012
6 Comments
This space is the only reason I can actually get to my shift on time. Please dont take this away from us.
Ridiculous. We work crazy hours for this hospital and they cant even keep a room open for our kids??
KEEP IT OPEN. We need this.
The hospital needs to value the families here. Staff House might just be a building to you guys but it is everything to us.
My daughter loves her enrichment class. It really helps her socialize and it is honestly so affordable compared to everything else in the city.
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The hospital administration confirmed today that they have secured a new space for our enrichment classes. I honestly never imagined we would get here, but this victory belongs entirely to the parents who refused to stop asking for what our kids need. Thank you for showing up for one another.
February 1, 2013
Administration of NYPH: Continue to provide a space for affordable early childhood education & enrichment classes
Final supporters
HELP US MAINTAIN A SPACE TO PROVIDE OUTSTANDING CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCES
The PAA is the parents association affiliated with the NYPH community. We are more than 200 member-families strong and serve more than 300 children of medical students, residents, fellows, attendings, nurses, and staff of NYPH, Weill Cornell, Rockefeller University, and Memorial Sloan Kettering.
We currently have a classroom in Staff House, where we have provided outstanding education and enrichment classes to NYPH-affiliated families for the last 10 years. These classes are coordinated by parent volunteers, and have filled an important void in our community where only 1 in 8 children are offered a spot in public pre-k and private pre-school programs are more expensive than most hospital families can afford.
Staff House is scheduled for demolition this coming June and the Hospital has not yet provided another location for us. The loss of this one room will result in Hospital staff and trainees losing access to over 50 hours a week of affordable early education and enrichment classes that are currently available to their children.
Please sign this petitionasking the administration of NYPH to continue to provide dedicated space to the PAA so that we can continue to offer these early education classes for our families who would not otherwise have access to these outstanding educational experiences for their children.
Dear Administration of New York-Presbyterian Hospital,
We ask you to continue to provide a classroom space to the Parents Association (PAA) in order for them to provide excellent and affordable early childhood education and enrichment classes.
The PAA is the parents association affiliated with the NYPH community. We are more than 200 member-families strong and serve more than 300 children of medical students, residents, fellows, attendings, nurses, and staff of NYPH, Weill Cornell, Rockefeller University, and Memorial Sloan Kettering.
The PAA classroom is currently in Staff House, where we have provided outstanding education and enrichment classes to NYPH-affiliated families for the last 10 years. These classes are coordinated by parent volunteers, and have filled an important void in our community where only 1 in 8 children are offered a spot in public pre-k and private pre-school programs are more expensive than most hospital families can afford.
As you know, Staff House is scheduled for demolition this coming June and the Hospital has not yet provided another location for these classes.
Without these classes, most hospital families would not be able to afford these experiences for their children. We urge you to provide this nominal space which provides so much benefit to so many employees, trainees, families, and children of our hospital community.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
January 2, 2013
December 21, 2012
Seeing this level of support for our classroom space is something I never could have imagined when we started. This momentum truly belongs to all of you who took the time to speak up for our kids.
Reached 100 supporters
November 21, 2012
6 Comments
Finding childcare in NYC is a nightmare already. Why make it harder for the people trying to save lives here everyday?
This space is the only reason I can actually get to my shift on time. Please dont take this away from us.
Ridiculous. We work crazy hours for this hospital and they cant even keep a room open for our kids??
KEEP IT OPEN. We need this.
The hospital needs to value the families here. Staff House might just be a building to you guys but it is everything to us.
My daughter loves her enrichment class. It really helps her socialize and it is honestly so affordable compared to everything else in the city.
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Finding childcare in NYC is a nightmare already. Why make it harder for the people trying to save lives here everyday?