Contact

For press inquiries, see our Media Kit of contact us at Advancement@RisingGround.org.

Our Locations

Administrative Offices

Brooklyn Headquarters & Edwin Gould Services

151 Lawrence Street, 5th Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201
212-437-3500
 

The Leake & Watts Campus

463 Hawthorne Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10705
914-375-8700
 

East Bronx Family Service Center

412-424 East 147th Street, Bronx, NY 10455
718 794-8442
 

Schools

The Biondi Education Center

463 Hawthorne Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10705
914-375-8969

Early Childhood Learning Centers

Marion & George Ames Early Childhood Learning Center

463 Hawthorne Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10705
914-375-8820
 

Dr. Katherine Dodge Brownell School

450 Castle Hill Avenue Bronx, NY 10473
917-444-1885
 

Children’s Learning Center

1751 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10035
347-758-9128
 

Rising Ground Early Head Start Program

412-424 East 147th Street, Bronx, NY 10455
718-395-4611

The Biondi School / Special Education

Dr. Angela White
Executive Vice President for Education Services
914-375-8971

Care Management Services

Danielle Wynn
Program Manager, Care Management Services
718-794-8511

Careers

Oneida Perez
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
914-375-8708

Fundraising, Sponsorships, Marketing

H. Aldervan Daly, CFRE
Executive Vice President for Institutional Advancement
212-602-5847

Early Childhood Services

Rising Ground Preschools
Alzina Gilmore, Vice President
914-375-8743
 
Marion & George Ames Early Childhood Learning Center
Alissa Coley
914-375-8820
 
Dr. Katharine Dodge Brownell School
Vera Gregory, Director
718-4307938
 
Children’s Learning Center
Odette Stewart, Director
347-758-9128
 
Rising Ground Early Head Start Program
Carolyn De Los Santos, Director
718-395-4611

Foster Care & Adoption Services

Debra McCall
Vice President, Family Foster Care
212-602-5862 (Brooklyn) 718-794-8274 (Bronx)

Family Resource Center

Johana Manzueta
Director, Family Resource Center
718-991-1500

Family Stabilization Services

Paul Martin
Vice President of Family Stabilization Services
718-794-8229

Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Services

Ryan Garofalo
Senior Vice President of I/DD Services
914-375-8898

Justice For Youth & Families

Lisa Crook
Vice President of Justice for Youth & Families
914-885-7381

Operations

914-375-8667

Nykisha Brown
Director of Operations

ParentChild+ Program

Jeanette Morocho
Coordinator of Parent-Child+ Program

Passage Of Hope Unaccompanied Migrant Child program

Diana G. Amado
Senior Vice President, Immigration Services

Residential Services

Sue Sampogna
Executive Vice President for Residential & Therapeutic Services
914-375-8678

Residential Treatment Center

Sue Sampogna
Executive Vice President for Residential & Therapeutic Services
914-375-8678

Volunteering

Sharon Pyle
Manager of Special Projects
212-437-3551
Girls Group

Alumni Relations

Since 1831, thousands of children have been a part of the Rising Ground community. If you are looking for information about yourself or a relative who lived at Rising Ground (previously Leake & Watts) and would like to request alumni records, please download and complete our RECORD REQUEST FORM, and send it to Records@RisingGround.org. Or you can email us with questions directly. We’re happy to help!