The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund recently featured this Children’s Aid story about Maria Cruz de Leon and how Children’s Aid helped improve her reading. Below is an excerpt from the original article by Daniel Slotnik.
Patrick Alvarez, left, and Isaias Garcia serving up a turkey dinner last week in Harlem.
Clockwise from upper left, Calif Green and his sons: Zaire, Ishmael, Calif Elijah and Isiah