Laura Graham COO of William J Clinton Foundation, President Bill Clinton, Nancy Vomero President CEO of Seamen’s Society
Founded in 1846, Seamen’s Society for Children and Families has been serving Staten Island for a very long time. “We are actually Staten Island’s oldest charity,” says President and CEO Nancy Vomero, who acknowledges that there is some friendly dispute with Snug Harbor involving technicalities over who actually holds the title. As its name suggests, the agency was established to “afford relief and protection to the destitute children of seamen… by providing an asylum for them with proper arrangements for their health, comfort and education.”
NEWS & EVENTS
JANUARY 09, 2012
Challenge from Bill Clinton turns into a windfall for Seamen's Society
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A challenge from charismatic former President Bill Clinton attracted $50,000 in donations for the Seamen's Society for Children and Families over the holiday season.
READ MORE →OCTOBER 28, 2011
Clinton Honors Staffer's Efforts At Annual S.I. Gala
The event raised $100,000 -- half of the money the Seamen's Society has lost in federal aid due to budget cuts.
"All we need is another hundred thousand and we won't have to cut any of the services," said Clinton. "I'll match everything you raise up to $50,000. I'll do 50 and you 600 people if you can raise 50 among you then you won't have to cut any services."
OCTOBER 27, 2011
For Bill Clinton aide, foster mother's her chief role.
Laura Graham's Staten Island home might not be a permanent stop for foster kids. But it doesn't stop each little one from staking out a steadfast slice of real estate within her heart.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2011
STATEN ISLANDER OF THE WEEK:
Dedicated Foster Parent Gets Praise From Bill Clinton
The latest Staten Islander of the Week is Laura Graham, a Graniteville native and Westerleigh resident who will receive words of praise from her employer, former President Bill Clinton, when she is honored for her foster parenting at the Seaman's Society's Black and White Gala in October
Seamen’s Society announces the opening of our new Brownsville office
On Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Seamen’s Society marked the opening of its new office at 1668 Pitkin Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn with a small reception for Board of Trustees, community members, elected officials and foster parents. A staff of 46 employees will run a broad range of programs in foster care and preventive services aimed at improving the safety and well being of the community’s children and adults. For more information concerning our services please call 718-313-1111.
