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The New York Daily News featured Variety New York this week, interviewing Odley Jean, a young woman whose life was transformed by the theater program at Opening Act–a Variety New York grantee. To honor the work we do, the Daily … Read More

Variety the Children’s Charity of New York Announces 2013 Grant Application Grassroots Organizations in New York, New Jersey & Connecticut Invited to Apply for Grants to Transform the Lives of Children through the Arts Variety the Children’s Charity of New … Read More

By Jessica Bynoe, Executive Director To me, the end of summer and the beginning of school has always seemed to be more like the beginning of the year than January. Seasons change, schedules change, work and academic pursuits shift back … Read More

Research in brain development has shown that exposure to the arts has a significant and lasting impact on children’s development and has proven to help level the “learning field” across socio-economic boundaries. It has been clearly demonstrated that the arts … Read More

The month of June was an exciting time for Groundswell as we reflected back on the recently-wrapped up spring season of after-school programming and geared up for our flagship Summer Leadership Institute (SLI) youth employment program. We are pleased to … Read More

Three weeks ago a young man, diagnosed with Selective Mutism, stood on the stage of a theater on 42nd Street and performed in front of an audience loudly, clearly, and with exceptional dignity. He and his ensemble earned a standing … Read More

Dear Friends, I am excited to share Variety the Children’s Charity of New York’s first compendium of essays written by our grantees. This edition, entitled Making the Case: Transforming the Lives of Children Through the Arts, includes three unique and … Read More

Dispatches from the Variety International Convention: What it really means to be “the children’s charity.”  By Jessica Bynoe, Executive Director Earlier this month, members of the Variety New York team traveled to the Variety International Convention to connect with leaders … Read More

Thanks to Variety’s vital support, Change for Kids has continued to strengthen the partnership between the Bronx Museum of Art and second, third and fourth graders at P.S. 73.  As neighbors in the South Bronx, the partnership between the school … Read More