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December 24th, 2011
New York Newsday features YGB family Joe Toles in this Christmas article under the heading “My Three Sons.”
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/long-islanders-new-holiday-traditions-1.3409581
October 28th, 2011
You Gotta Believe staffers Mary and Anni Keane and Board member Arelis Rosario-Keane were quoted in the Daily News today in regard to their support of Senator Gillibrand’s bill to disallow States to prevent LGBT parents from adopting children. Read this wonderful article here:
Keanes Support Gillibrand on Gay Adoption
October 18th, 2011
You Gotta Believe rings NASDAQ closing bell on Tuesday October 18th:
http://www.nasdaq.com/marketsite/marketsite-events-detail.aspx?fn=201110-close10182011.txt NASDAQ Closing Bell 10-18-11 There is a video of it you can click on after you get to the page (to the right you’ll see the link.) You might want to fast forward a bit. They started running the camera at 3:45 before anyone was up on stage.
October 18th, 2011
Countess LuAnn de Lesseps speaks about You Gotta Believe on Good Day New York with Greg Kelly.
http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/countess-luann-de-lesseps-good-day-ny-20111018
September 26th, 2011
Watch this wonderful webinar with our own Mary Keane and her daughter, Aileen Rosario, who was adopted at age 23. Hear their fascinating story as told to Gary Mallon, Executive Director of the National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections:
http://nrcpfc.org/webcasts/live_0926201121807021.htm
June 3, 2011
You Gotta Believe staffer, Astrudge McLean, our Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Recruiter shares her thoughts about Joey on WNBC Channel 4′s Wednesday’s Child segment with Janice Huff:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/video/#!/on-air/as-seen-on/Wednesdays-Child-2-2–Meet-Joey/115142139
March 30, 2011
You Gotta Believe board member, Regina Calcaterra served on a panel at a Child Welfare League of American Town Hall Meeting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw8MD9cj9mA&feature=related Regina makes her remarks between minute 1:56 to minute 2:32 on this Youtube video.
January 1, 2011
News 12 Brooklyn covered Pat O’Brien’s Dip in the Atlantic Ocean to raise money to help You Gotta Believe place teens for adoption. Enjoy and please consider a donation after you do:
Dunk A Thon
December 10th, 2010
Chrystal Gomez and April Handler speak about their experiences becoming homeless after they age out of the foster care system This powerful piece was produced by NYU student Laurie Guthmann. Pat O’Brien is quoted in the piece.
http://nyunewsdoc.com/2010/12/10/emancipated-to-nothingness/
March 24, 2010
Pat O’Brien was interviewed in this webinar about the urgency to get older teens adopted before they age out of foster care. Gary Mallon, Executive Director of the National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections conducted the interview:
http://www.nrcpfc.org/webcasts/19.html
September 9th, 2009
Chester Jackson comments on a new Ad Council Ad promoting African American Adoption. This segment was put together by NBC’s new website geared toward African Americans called The Grio.
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July 25th, 2009 Young man, Dasheen Ellis, is adopted by his coach and his wife. Meet the Dalls! by watching this CNN piece
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March 6th, 2009
Watch this wonderful piece: Columbia News Tonight did on our very own Denise Royal who they featured as New Yorker of the week.
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January 25th, 2009
Channel 7′s Viewpoint: Great Segment about our collaboration with the Wendy’s Wonderful Kid’s program
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March 10th, 2008
How a Youth Coming To Teach Waiting Families Lead to her Placement: The Renee & Tyisha Story
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October 22nd, 2007
NBC Ch.4 News: Features YGB Staffer Craig Allen with son Teddy
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November 16th, 2004
MSNBC: See Pat, Chester, & Eboney
Talk About National Adoption Day.
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May 8th, 2003
NEW YORK 1′s: NEW YORKER OF THE WEEK Pat O’Brien & You Gotta Believe.
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Audio/Radio Coverage:
Listen To A YGB Orientation Radio Broadcast
Listen to Pat and Chester interview on KJOY on July 4th, 2010
Listen to a terrific seminar Pat O’Brien did on blog radio for the Wyoming Children’s Justice Project on Thursday January 13, 2011
Print/Newspaper Coverage:
Great article in January 7th, 2010 edition of Queens Chronicle
Great article from the New York Region of the New York Times, Westchester edition, featuring YGB Staffer Mary Keane: “Foster Mother Give Teenagers a ‘Safe Place to Grow Up.’”
