Episode Transcript
[00:00:00] Speaker A: Foreign.
[00:00:06] Speaker B: Hey there. And thanks for tuning into another episode of youf Best yout Real conversations around Mental Wellness, brought to you by Mental Health America of Dutchess county and the Northern and Southern Dutchess Community Coalitions. Speaking about the coalitions, they have their upcoming youth health rally held at Heritage Financial Park. That's going to be going on Tuesday, October 20th, and that's going to be for all the various schools in the Hudson Valley area. We're going to have a great time with a lot of community partners. One of those community partners being who we are with today, we have another great organization to talk about what they do here in the community and what their involvement is going to be looking like in regards to that youth rally. So with us from the children's home of Poughkeepsie, we have Aaron Caffarelli, the Chief development and Public Relations officer. And then we have Rebecca Cohen Lillard Program Director, OMH Residential. Guys, how are you today?
[00:00:53] Speaker A: Great. How are you today?
[00:00:55] Speaker B: I'm excited to be able to talk about everything, especially the fact that you guys are partnering with us for the upcoming youth rally. That's going to be such a great day. Going to be dealing with students from all over the place, and I'm sure a lot of students that are part of your programs will be there, I would imagine, to some degree. What do you believe or what are you guys planning your involvement to be the day of the youth rally?
[00:01:14] Speaker C: Yeah. So we are putting together resources specifically for the youth and obviously for the families. We will have, you know, some fun things on our table, some crafts, and we are also creating safety plans for the youth to have, you know, when they're feeling stressed or when they need something to help, you know, uplift them or empower them or they need to check in. And so Rebecca will actually be one of the staff that's at that event. And we have a. What is that board called? Take what you need board. Okay. So, you know, you can leave a positive message or take a message if you need it. So we'll have that board and as I said, information and some fun little giveaways for the kids.
[00:01:47] Speaker B: Oh, that's so cute. I love that. So you're going to be there physically on the day. Have you been a part of the youth rallies in the past or anything similar to this?
[00:01:55] Speaker A: I haven't been part of the health rallies in the past. I actually learned a bit from Andrea. Okay, perfect. So I'm really excited to be there.
[00:02:02] Speaker B: Yeah. First time doing something like this. It's exciting and at a Such a wonderful place, such as Heritage Financial park, the Dutch home of the Renegades. It's such a great time. And I can only imagine the way that the students are going to be out on the field, just in general, the excitement from that, but then the added education to all these resources that are specifically just for them, that is huge. As we continue to get into this, before we get into the nuts and bolts of it all, let's give overview of exactly what the children's home of Poughkeepsie is. If one of you or both of you want to take that, just a brief overview of what exactly the children's home of Poughkeepsie is.
[00:02:35] Speaker C: Yeah. So the children's home of Poughkeepsie was founded in 1847 by a group of women called the Female Guardian Society. It was actually founded as the Poughkeepsie Orphan House and Home of the Friendless. That name changed in 1919 to the Children's Home of Poughkeepsie. And today we serve children and families throughout our community in New York State and even the country with services to help empower their families, help them thrive, stay together and really meet the kids and families where they're at.
[00:03:01] Speaker B: Very important. Anything you wanted to add on to that or you feel that's pretty well covered?
[00:03:05] Speaker A: I think Erin definitely covered it. We have, like she said, a lot of community resources available to and programs available to the youth and families in the community. We have like a family Opportunity center we just opened. Our newest program is a children's crisis residence. That's really, really exciting. And that services all the kiddos and families and really in New York State, but primarily in like Duchess or and Putnam counties. So we're really excited about all, like the new and upcoming things.
[00:03:30] Speaker B: Fantastic. If we can, let's dive into that a little bit. You said children's crisis residents.
So obviously very quick overview right there, but what does that entail? What does that look like specifically for children in crisis?
[00:03:42] Speaker A: Yeah, great question. So we just opened our doors in January, January 5th. And we are in an eight bed unit that youth can come and they can spend the night. They can be there for anywhere from.
They could be there up until like 21 days. And they are just provided the extra support that they might need to stabilize, you know, get rehabilitated. They can still attend school while they're there. 24 hour staffing. So. And we have clinicians right on site. It's kind of a hospital. It is a hospital diversion program. So it would be like a Step. You know, kind of like a step for the kiddos to go before they might need to go to hospitalization.
[00:04:14] Speaker B: Oh, wow. Okay. So what would that constitute. Is that, like, say, a mental health crisis? Is that a substance crisis? Is it all of the above? What necessarily constitutes that?
[00:04:25] Speaker A: So kiddos.com they would. They have acute mental health concerns or crises going on. We might see some behavioral concerns happening. Nothing too, like, extreme. All referrals could come from really, anybody. So, like, you could even make referral. Schools can make a referral. Case managers can make referral, Doctors can make referrals, and parents can, too.
[00:04:41] Speaker C: Wow.
[00:04:42] Speaker B: Okay. So with being such a new program, really only being around at this point, what are we looking at, like, nine, ten months? What kind of impact or what kind of response have you gotten out of this program?
[00:04:54] Speaker A: All of the responses have been fantastic. We've heard that, like, the parents have, like, reported just the supportive environment that we have there. You know, just shout out to my, like, the team up there at Anchorpoint. Yeah. And overall, like, we're making, you know, headway with, like, connections in the community and schools know about us. So it's really exciting, and it's a great program to have here in the community.
[00:05:12] Speaker B: Absolutely. That is great. It's funny that we're talking about this. You know, we're talking about some of our crisis homes through MHA and been doing a lot of work with that, putting together videos and presentations for them, and that's for adults, but, you know, having something specifically for children, for the youth, I think that's very key. And again, ironic that here I am just working on those presentations, like, yeah, where is for the youth? So that's great that that's there. So one thing about the children's home of Poughkeepsie, for me, like, I grew up right up the road from it. I'm right behind Violet Avenue School. And even though I passed it millions and millions of times heading down to McDonald's, just getting down to Route 9 or something, I'll admit, I. Even though I knew what it was, there was a lot of things that I really didn't quite get or understand it. What are some misconceptions about the children's home of Poughkeepsie that you feel come up often and that you want to dispel through, one, this interview, two, the youth rally, and three, any kind of outreach that you do?
[00:06:08] Speaker C: Yeah, I mean, right away, I'll say that, you know, because we are just about 180 years old. You know, people have. They Think of us as an orphanage. And yes, that is what we were when we were founded. You know, we were an orphanage. We don't use that word today. Up until 2016, we were pretty much strictly doing residential programs with the foster care system. So we had emergency beds, we had a young mother's program, and then we had traditional, you know, congregate care settings. And in 2016, we started offering community based services. We introduced more specialized residential programs. And so today, so many of our kids aren't in foster care. They're not living in the children's home or in a foster home. Some might be, but a lot of them are living with their families or guardian in the community. And we're able to provide services right out in the community.
So we have a whole community based services team supporting youth and families where they're at. So those services can be in the family home at a park, the school, you know, where it's most convenient and comfortable for the kids and the families. And so I think one of the things that we're really, really trying to do is let people know that the children's home is so much more than just a residential place for kids in foster care. You know, we serve, you know, almost 1700 kids each year. 5, 6, 700 of those kids are community based cases.
[00:07:23] Speaker B: So you look at the amount and the numbers and the, the immensity of that, it's a big community that you guys are fostering right there. And that's bigger than a lot of the schools in the area. How many?
That's very interesting to think about. How many different districts do all the kids in the residencies visit? Like you have Poughkeepsie, Arlington, Spacken, Kill, Hyde park, all those around here. What is that range when it comes to the school districts that you guys serve?
[00:07:49] Speaker C: Well, it's not just Dutchess county, it's Orange, it's Ulster, it could be Putnam. Wow. I mean, all different districts.
[00:07:56] Speaker A: Oh, we have services in Solomon county too. In Green County.
[00:07:59] Speaker C: Yeah. So it's not just even the Hudson Valley. The children's home is able to provide services pretty much throughout the state for kids. You know, in the different programs that we have, the community based are more, you know, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, you know, Putnam, Green and Sullivan County. But yeah, they go to all different schools. You know, we don't have a school on our campus, so they are going to public school.
And as Rebecca said, even the children coming into the crisis residence are still able to attend school if, you know, if it works in their, in Their treatment plan. You know, another program that we opened just. It's just about a year. It was last October, was a children's mental health clinic in Ulster County.
[00:08:33] Speaker B: Oh, great.
[00:08:34] Speaker C: So that's called the Children's Way Counseling Center. And I believe the number that I heard yesterday is that we have 170 kids being served in that program. So, you know, again, those are kids that are in the Ulster county area. So they're in all different school districts as well. Yeah, so we're a lot bigger than Poughkeepsie. That's, you know, another misconcept. Children's home of Poughkeepsie. You know, we are really trying hard. That's why we participate in things like the youth rally and different tabling events. You know, we try to network as much as we can with our community partners to offer out the services that are available and let people know that, you know, we're a resource for kids and families. We really want people to, you know, feel empowered. We really want families to be healthy and stay together. So that. That's our work right now.
[00:09:12] Speaker B: It makes sense. And honestly, it's great work. Definitely a big thing. Like, for me, majority of my life didn't know that it expanded so broadly into New York and prob. Lot of other people didn't quite realize that either. That's big. So when it comes to the. To the youth that end up coming through the programs, whether it's the residencies or it's them still being at home, regardless of how you guys are interacting with them, what are some examples of why families might be needing your services? The ones that people might readily think of and then other reasons that people might have never thought of.
[00:09:46] Speaker A: With the community based services program, I think it's like Erin had mentioned, like, we go to them and I think that's really important for families because they might not have the transportation to come to an office. So that accessibility, even I think with all of our programs, like, the accessibility is like, very, very important and stands out. One thing, like, to note too, is, like, our staff are very. They're well educated. So if, like, we, you know, we don't have an answer, like, we're able to connect to other community partners, and that's like something that stands out with just the way that, like, the agency works too.
[00:10:13] Speaker B: No, that's very solid. To be able to have the different connections and the right people to call up. Having that network is so solid. So again, one of the misconceptions we talked about is how it started off as an orphanage. A lot of people think it's an orphanage and how we're looking into the present and the future with all the different programs and services that you guys offer.
Why is it so important to keep the families together rather than make these kids, quote, unquote, orphans like the previous name would state?
[00:10:42] Speaker C: Yeah. So I will first say that even when we were strictly working with foster care youth, our belief and mission was that children return to home.
[00:10:51] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:10:52] Speaker C: Whether that was their biological family, a family member or foster family in the community, the return to home is always the goal. And so I think when we were looking at these community based services in 2016, you know, there's a real push in, you know, in the child welfare system and in the government to really keep kids and their families together and not put them into these congregate settings. And so we started offering community based services. It's really a way to keep the family healthy and intact and provide the resources to the family to do that. So, you know, while the youth might be the person in care receiving the services, the whole family is being supported. A family might need a food box, you know, a caseworker might go in, you know, to the home, and the kid says, I'm having a hard time doing my homework. We don't have any snacks, you know, or, you know, things like that. You know, I don't have a backpack or the family. Rebecca said the family struggling with transportation, they can't get to medical appointments, different things like that. So the community based services were really, you know, offering an umbrella of care, you know, to really coordinate the services and really help the family. Not just give them the things that they need, but to show them the things in the community that are available to them. And that's why these community partnerships are so important to us. You know, knowing where the nearest food pantry is or what kind of transportation services are available, how you can get help with your back rent or a utility bill, you know, those are the things that are being, you know, included in addition to those mental health services and care and those kinds of things. It's like looking at the entire picture and seeing what we need to do to keep that family healthy, Saf safe and together.
[00:12:20] Speaker B: Yeah. Now, with that, with obviously kids of any age, they can feel very abandoned in a moment where they feel like they have to be taken away from their families. There's some kind of separation or even if they're not physically abandoned from them, they'll feel emotionally or spiritually mentally abandoned in a way. So what are some of the techniques and practices that you guys share with all of the. With the youth that are in your programs to reassure them that there is hope and that you can rebuild a sense of family that they feel has been lost or maybe they never felt they truly had to begin with.
[00:12:56] Speaker C: So I think I should preface this with saying I'm not a clinician by any means. I, you know, definitely interact with our staff and know the things that are going on there. You know, a couple of the things that the children's home does is, you know, we do have a lot of staff to take care of these kids. So we provide 24, seven away coverage. We have, you know, staff from housekeeping, dietary to medical to caseworkers, social workers, psychiatrists, psychologists, you know, administrative staff. We're really trying hard to encompass the entire thing. We offer some, you know, really interesting therapies. We have creative arts therapy, which is art and music therapy. We have a facility service dog program. We, you know, provide recreation. Our kids go to public school. You know, these are the kinds of things that, you know, I think, you know, show the kids, you know, that it's a safe place. You use the word hope. We talk about the children's home being a place of healing and hope, you know, all the time. And I think, you know, I'd like to say that our staff really does do a great job, you know, ensuring that these kids are really receiving every service possible to be successful and to, you know, help them heal.
[00:13:57] Speaker B: It sounds very much like a second family, in a sense, a found family, which is quite lovely. Rebecca, do you have anything more that you'd want to add on to that?
[00:14:04] Speaker A: I think the only piece to add is we really strive to, like, work, do like, the collaboration with like, not just like the internal team at the children's home, but the external. So that really, you know, helps connect with like, and form that like, community. That will, like, help to keep like, the youth up too.
[00:14:18] Speaker B: Absolutely. So talking about some of the collaborations, a lot of the things that we've been saying have been pretty deep. But, like, what is some fun stuff that you guys get to do with the kids? Of course you're saying, like, with the art and music, that's great in and of itself. And I can. That's my whole background. So it was like, that's what I absolutely love. So that I would eat that up personally. But like, yeah, what are some of the fun, engaging things that happen with the students, the kids, whether that's within your services or through those collaborations? What are some of Those fun things.
[00:14:47] Speaker C: Yeah, it's really. I love talking about that. One of the things that I've, you know, been able to do since I've worked there is I looked back at some of the annual reports, you know, going back to the 1800s.
[00:14:55] Speaker B: Oh, wow.
[00:14:56] Speaker C: And you read, you know, the stories about the things that have happened at the children's home, you know, that year, you know, the kind of donations that came in and the kind of events that the kids were able to participate in, and those are same things happening today. This community has really rallied around the children's home and these kids to provide them with the same opportunities their peers are getting you. Our kids just went to the Dutchess County Fair thanks to, you know, a donor that supports that effort every year. You mentioned that we're going to be at the Renegade Stadium. Renegades will often give tickets for our kids to come down and watch a game, and they absolutely love that. They go to the movies. We do creative things on campus. Halloween's a huge, you know, activity with trunk or treating and a nature trail.
[00:15:33] Speaker B: Can I just say, the decorations you guys have at the Poughkeepsie residency is phenomenal. Love seeing it every year just passing by.
Regardless, I'm sure it's great for morale for the. The kids in the residency. It's a great morale booster just in the community as a whole. Sorry to interrupt you, but I just
[00:15:51] Speaker C: had to say brought that up because I will give a shout out to Jay McGinnis, who is our activities director. Jay has been at the children's home. I think this is year 52.
[00:16:00] Speaker A: Wow.
[00:16:00] Speaker C: That is his artwork. He does it with the kids. They are currently getting ready to assemble and install all of that. Jay is, you know, a genius. He does wood burning with the kids and gardening projects and building projects. And before you mentioned that, it sounds like the children's home is like a home and a family.
And it really is, you know, from the staff that are currently there, but to the people that have come and gone through those doors, you know, former residents come back and talk about the time that they spent there, you know, fondly. They ask for Jay. He's still there. They talk about learning a skill from somebody, you know, maybe a cooking skill or building skill. You know, these are the kind of stories that we hear about the kids, because when they are there, it is home. You know, whether they're physically living there or they're receiving services from us, we really want them to, you know, feel empowered and feel that they have the ability to do these Things like cook dinner for their family or plant a garden. It could be a windowsill garden. We'll partner with a local organization. Maybe it's the Poughkeepsie Farm project or, you know, something of the. Like to come in and do an education with our kids and say, hey, you might not have a. An acre property, but you have a windowsill and you can grow some herbs. It's really just an opportunity, you know, at the children's home for these kids to, you know, thrive. That's what we really want.
[00:17:08] Speaker B: That's so lovely.
[00:17:09] Speaker C: And I. Our staff really is.
Is great, you know, to come together. You know, we'll. Have you mentioned the Halloween decorations? We'll do a trunk or treat on campus. Our staff will decorate. They'll get in costume. You know, the kids will. It's just, you know, it's. It feels good. It feels good.
[00:17:25] Speaker B: It sounds good, and it feels good just hearing about it. That's lovely. So let's say there's an organization out there that you guys have yet to work with. They see one of these clips and they're like, you know, I would love to donate some time or donate something or do a workshop or have them come to our place of work. What's the best way for those organizations to start that collaboration with you guys?
[00:17:48] Speaker C: Yeah, so they should reach out to me. You know, the development and public relations team, you know, handles those kinds of inquiries. And we would really just love to connect and share out what we can do and what other people can do for us. Our kids, you know, love experiences, and we'd love to get them out in the community. So if there's an opportunity to go somewhere or, you know, attend something, we love that. So they can email me or call me. And I'm sure you're gonna get that contact information.
[00:18:11] Speaker B: Oh, yeah. Everything will be in the link. So the links and contacts will be in the description of this all. Speaking about attending something, I think this is a good time to bring it up. Save the date, Hope on the Hudson. Stories of resilience and a little magic happening at the Grandview. This is your gala. You were saying that's coming up. This is going to be on October 15th, so it's going to be five days before the youth rally.
We're talking about how people can get involved, learn more about you, bridge that gap for the collaboration. A gala like this is a perfect time and place to do so, wouldn't it?
[00:18:40] Speaker C: I definitely think so, yeah.
[00:18:42] Speaker B: So tell us about it.
[00:18:43] Speaker C: We're really excited. This is Our second year doing this specific event. Okay. So Hope on the Hudson. Stories of resilience and a little magic. We'll have, you know, former youth speak at the event. And this year we have Chris Dare, an illusionist, performing. And Chris is doing a show called Possible, which talks about what you. You know, what you dream you can believe, which, you know, kind of really resonates with. With our kids and our. And our families. It's a lovely evening. We really just want people to come out and learn about the children's home, hear about the important work that we're doing, and get involved. And so we'd love to see you on October 15th. Come on out to Hudson.
[00:19:15] Speaker B: So with it for Hope on the Hudson, again, great name, I gotta say. How can people get signed up? I'm assuming they got our RSVP, right?
[00:19:22] Speaker C: Yep. So reservations available on our website. It's $175 for a ticket. We'd love to see you there. We have some ad space left if anybody's interested in doing an ad. Just really excited to bring this event to the community and to really share out with what we're doing at the children's home, so people know. Yeah.
[00:19:38] Speaker B: And speaking about the whole collaboration, the whole reason you're here is because of the Dutchess County Community Coalition Youth rally. The community coalitions are also a sponsor of this as well. So it just goes to show, like, everybody's scratching each other's backs and helping out. Talking about the children's home of Poughkeepsie and the recent collaboration with Cape and the Duchess County Community Coalitions. It's relatively new, but it's been definitely really fostering. You have kids with Generation Hope Clubhouse. You have. Through other programs. Can you talk about how it started and what it's currently looking like?
[00:20:08] Speaker A: Yeah, great question. So I think for a longer period of time now, one of our programs on campus have had Kate coming in to do talks about, like, what they're there for, you know, drugs and alcohol prevention, things like that. And then now that the residence is. Is here and it's a program we offer, they're starting. Keep starting to come into our program, too. But very often, like, the kids are going down to Wappinger's Falls and they're going to the. The clubhouse. And, you know, I know being in the residence, like, they come back and they rave about how awesome it is. They love, like, their little clothing nook that they have, so they're always coming back with, like, donated, like, clothing. They have some really good stuff, actually, like, I saw leather pants and, like, these heeled shoes and stuff come back, so. But, yeah, it's been. It's great. It's a great community organization and a great opportunity for kids to go and learn new things, or even them to come to us and teach new things.
[00:20:54] Speaker B: Oh, absolutely. Anything to add on to that?
[00:20:57] Speaker C: No, it just shows how important these community collaborations are, you know, to provide a service that might not be something that we're doing every day, but we can, you know, connect the kids to it.
[00:21:05] Speaker B: Yeah, the clubhouse is a wonderful opportunity just to be able to hang out, be free, talk to a number of the kids there personally and saying, just, like, be able to have a safe space with friends where they feel like even the.
Anybody who's, like, chaperoning them or whatnot is, like, they're cool to just let them be themselves. So that's a huge thing. And I'm sure you guys are doing that with all your programs as it is already, but just to have more programs like that where they feel comfortable being authentic. Yeah, that goes such a long way. And honestly, that's. That's a really good question in and of itself. How are you guys practicing authenticity through the children's home?
[00:21:40] Speaker C: We have about 400 staff, you know, from all different backgrounds, you know, from all different places that, you know, really can, you know, find a connection with the youth and youth find a connection with the staff that, you know, that works for them. And so I think that one of the things is just having that breadth of, you know, experience and different people working there really allows us to be authentic with the kids. And for the kids to be authentic, you know, they are able to go to a community closet and pick out the clothes that they want to wear or pick out the sneakers that they want to wear, the kind of backpack they want, get their hair done, the same things their peers are getting done. And that's what we want people to, you know, know that these are kids just like the K that are, you know, living at home with their families. If they're in one of our residences. Yeah.
[00:22:20] Speaker B: 400 staff, to be able to work with everybody. 400 is a good amount. I'm sure, like, at times, everybody feels stretched in with whatever job. But 400 staff, to be able to work with everybody, that is also so key, where it's like, they got 399 other people to support them right there, and they're not, like, totally alone on all this. I was a camp counselor for many years, and just having, like, a.
Our ratios had to be like one to 12. So there was normally like two or three counselors per camp. Even that was stressful. It was like trying to wrangle all of them. So that's really impressive to have such a network of that like 4, 400 staff available to be there for these kids.
[00:22:57] Speaker C: It might be a little less than 400, but you're right, close enough.
It definitely is helpful. And as I mentioned earlier, we have, you know, so many different types of departments, you know, that really come together to really support the kids and the staff and all of the families.
[00:23:11] Speaker B: Yeah, fantastic. This is a very interesting time of year, of course, because we're recording this the 1st of October, but it's still very much the beginning of the school year. So what does the beginning of the school year necessarily look like for the children's home? Is this a crazy time? Is it an easier time? Is it kind of neutral? What exactly are you guys offering and doing specifically for like the back to school season that might be different from other times of the year?
[00:23:36] Speaker C: Well, we definitely collect back to school supplies, which we, you know, did throughout the summer. We make sure that our kids are equipped with, you know, backpack and all the supplies they need, lunchbox, even back to school clothes they might need. And then we're connecting them with the school, making sure that, you know, if, you know, like we were talking about the community based services, you know, going where the kids are most comfortable, sometimes that is in the school. So we really do want to make sure our kids have a successful school year. You know, if they need tutoring, support or different things like that, you know, our team is really helping to connect those services. We have the Family Opportunity center out in Wingdale, which is a drop in center which has, you know, recreation and craft, also has a community closet and it has space for, you know, homework and computer use. There's also a little library out there. So, you know, different ways that we can support the kids, anything we can do to really make them have a successful school year, we're making sure that that happens.
[00:24:25] Speaker B: Great. Rebecca, anything to add to that or you felt that's pretty good?
[00:24:28] Speaker A: Yeah, yeah. Well, I guess to add to like we have, you know, because of the donations and it's a, it's great to get all these donations. There's always something if, like for the kids in the residents or the other programs, if they ever need to like replenish something like just that feeling of like, oh, you know, we can go to, we can go to the main house and we can like get pencils or folders or, you know, kids are. They're breaking things often, so you need replacement.
[00:24:48] Speaker B: Sometimes it adds up very quickly, doesn't it? Absolutely. So to be able to have all those resources, that is huge. So, of course, the youth rally, that's going to be a Heritage Financial Park, October 20th. It's going to be a great day. You can find the Children's Home of Poughkeepsie there. It's going to be a great time tabling resources, all of that. Is there any last little nugget that you guys want to leave off on with this? Whether it's something that we have touched on already, maybe it's something we haven't touched on?
Anything that you want to leave, you know, the audience with?
[00:25:14] Speaker C: Yeah. I just want to say that, you know, an organization like the Children's Home doesn't get to 180 years without a really supportive community. And we really genuinely just appreciate, you know, the people, places and things that, you know, make the Children's Home, you know, a place of healing and hope.
[00:25:30] Speaker B: Amen to that. Anything to add? Any last little thing or.
[00:25:33] Speaker C: No.
[00:25:33] Speaker B: All right, fantastic. Again, when it comes to the Children's Home of Poughkeepsie, make sure that you look up the Children's Home. We have all the links and information in the description of. Of the clips that we're going to have for this, so make sure that you follow along there. We'll be tagging them, we'll be sharing them. You can learn more through all that. And of course, make sure you show up to the physical events. The Hope on the Hudson gala, that's going to be on October 15th. And of course, the big thing we've been promoting this whole time, the community health rally that's going to be happening at Heritage Financial Park. It's going to be a great time, and I hope that you all enjoy. Guys, thank you so much for being here today.
[00:26:04] Speaker A: Thank you for having us.
[00:26:05] Speaker B: Absolutely.
Sam.
