The
18th
annual
New
York
Center
for
Children
(NYCC)
Gala
was
held
on
Monday,
October
1 at
the
New
York
home
of
Kate
and
Andy
Spade.
Gathering
more
than
one
hundred
donors,
volunteers
and
friends
at
her
New
York
residence,
the
event
was
the
most
successful
NYCC
Anniversary
Celebration
since
Kate
Spade
became
Co-Chair
of
the
organization
in
2006.
The
New
York
Center
for
Children
(www.newyorkcenterforchildren.org)
is a
leading
medical
center
in
healing,
preventing and educating children
and
families
who
have
experienced
abuse
in
New
York
City.
“NYCC
has
been
one
of
the
causes
I
have
been
most
devoted
to.
The
center
has
consistently
provided
an
unmatched
level
of
expertise,
care
and
comfort
to
so
many
children
and
families
that
have
gone
through
abuse
crises
in
New
York
City,”
Kate
Spade
stated
in
her
welcome
toast.
“We
personally
get
involved
with
the
team,
the
children
and
families.
The
dedication
shown
by
all
has
been
inspiring
to
us.”
The
Kate
Spade
reception
followed
the
Sunset
on
the
Hudson,
a
rooftop
fundraiser
organized
by
the
NYCC
Junior
Committee,
a
group
of
young,
enthusiastic
New
Yorkers
dedicated
to
ending
child
abuse.
The
super
successful
Sunset
on
the
Hudson
event
welcomed
Martha
Stewart
and
Pilar
Guzman
of
Martha
Stewart
Living.
The
New
York
Center
for
Children
provides
onsite
medical
facilities
and
is
designed
to
be a
cheerful
sanctuary
for
the
children,
complete
with
a
playroom,
toys
and
colorful
hand-painted
murals.
The
NYCC
team
consists
of
ten
full-time
members,
including
pediatricians,
clinical
social
workers
and
psychologists.
The
staff
provides
therapy,
medical
exams,
crisis
intervention
and
consultation
free
of
charge
for
child
victims
and
their
families.
NYCC
holds
an
annual
conference
for
training
and
supporting
professionals
who
work
to
prevent
child
abuse.
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About
New
York
Center
for
Children
(NYCC)
NYCC provides healing, prevention and education for
children
who
have
experienced
abuse
in
New
York
City.
Formerly
known
as
the
Children’s
Advocacy
Center
of
Manhattan,
NYCC
is a
non-profit,
privately
funded
organization
in
association
with
The
Mount
Sinai
Medical
Center.