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Variety-The Children's Charity receives numerous requests
for funding of worthwhile and significant programs in
the tri-state area. Our Heart Committee meets each June
to review grant requests and schedule visits to facilities
that are requesting funds for the first time.
Grants may be apportioned in several ways. When a significant
grant is allocated to a facility or program, it may
be over an extended period of time or paid in a lump
sum. This is often determined based on dollars in hand
as well as dollars promised but not yet received. Grants
may also be earmarked for specific programs or projects
on a one-time-only basis.
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In addition to granting money, Variety-The Children's
Charity also provides vans, known as "Sunshine Coaches",
for the transportation of children in and around the
Metropolitan area.
Over the years, Variety -The Children's Charity of
New York has granted millions of dollars to more than
50 well deserving organizations and programs in areas
of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. There are so
many praiseworthy facilities that the decisions for
grant awards are usually difficult and sometimes heartbreaking,
because our goal is to have the resources to assist
them all.
Some of the facilities that have received funding
from Variety-The Children's Charity are:
HEALTH
PROGRAMS
- The Variety Children's Medical Center of North
Shore University Hospital joins approximately 34
separate pediatric divisions of the hospital under one
umbrella, providing the capability and equipment to
handle almost any illness or problem youngsters may
face.
- The Variety / Wall Street Pediatric Radiation Oncology
Suite at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
accommodates children, from infancy through adolescence,
undergoing radiation therapy. This facility is dedicated
to allaying fears and anxieties and providing a two
way audio and visual communication between parents and
children during treatment.
- The Variety Institute for Craniofacial Rehabilitation
at NYU Medical Center provides a multi-disciplinary
approach to diagnosing and treating a wide range of
facial differences, mainly those resulting from birth
deformities. Craniofacial Surgery is used to correct
Cleft Lip and Palate, Down's syndrome irregularities,
Facial Palsy, Congenital Facial Tumors and more.
- Variety Pediatric Floor at the Hospital for Joint
Diseases advances the understanding, care and treatment
of children with congenital and acquired musculoskeletal
disorders. Widening dimensions of treatment and research
are used in a "single door" approach at one of the finest
orthopedic and rheumatic specialty hospitals in the
country.
- The Variety/Cody House at the Association to Benefit
Children serves a rapidly increasing number of children
born HIV positive or drug addicted. This is a model
home program for vulnerable infants and a resource for
adoption, foster care and family support services.
- St, Mary's Hospital for Children
The Palliative Care Program at St. Mary's has been in
operation since 1984 and continues to be implemented
by the medical, nursing, rehabilitation and therapeutic
staff. This program combines a standardized approach
to assessment and treatment of pain with therapies such
as Tai Chi, Pet Therapy, relaxation, acupressure, massage
modalities, Music Therapy and more.
OTHER FACILITIES
INCLUDE
- Variety/Wall Street Pediatric Care Center
at Memorial Sloan Kettering
- Neonatology Unit at NYU/Bellevue Hospital
- Variety Emergency Asthma Suite at Montefiore
Children's Hospital
- Schneider Children's Hospital
YOUTH SERVICES
- The Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens
caters to the needs of thousands of disadvantaged children
each year. This is a home away from home that provides
a library, gymnasium, playroom, swimming pool and various
programs as an alternative to wandering the streets
after school and on weekends.
- Happiness
is Camping provides a well deserved natural
summer experience for children with cancer.
- The Point Community Development Corporation
is located in the Hunts Point section of the South Bronx,
The Point helps to restore a sense of shared purpose
and community pride by tapping into the street corner
skills of young entrepreneurs, and the rich artistic
traditions of Latinos and African-Americans. The Cirque
du Monde program is a popular facet of the After-School
and Teen programs at The Point Community Development
Corporation. Run by the epitome of circuses, Cirque
du Soleil and Variety, young people from the South Bronx
ages 9-21 participate in circus arts workshops.
- Felix Millan Little League serves 480 youths
ages 5-18 who reside within the Lower East Side district
of Manhattan, New York. Youth from diverse economic
and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to participate.
OTHER FACILITIES
INCLUDE
- Good Shepherd Services
- University Settlement
- Camp Oakhurst
- Andrew Golkin Fund at Sponsorships for
Educational Opportunity
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