“We want to get the children as early as possible. Homeless...

“We want to get the children as early as possible. Homeless families are extremely stressed. Often they don’t know what’s coming next. They’re terrified. And that sort of lifestyle doesn’t leave much room for comfort and pleasure and fun. We want to give children a place to be children. And we want to provide their parents with a place to enjoy their children in simple ways: blow bubbles with them, kiss them on the feet, help them put some jam on their toast. While we watch the children, we provide the parents with parenting groups, computer skills, and English classes.”

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Gretchen Buchenholz heads the Association to Benefit Children, which was formed in 1986 to ‘alleviate the suffering of New York City’s children.’ She was first introduced to me as the ‘Steve Jobs of saving lives.’