ART for KIDS: The New York Center for Children celebrates Spring
Catching up: Earlier this week, The New York Center for Children (NYCC) gathered at the Peninsula with friends, supporters, and special guests to learn more about helping vulnerable children achieve their full potential. The organization held a silent auction that included Art and Children’s artwork for auction to help raise funds for their mission in providing trauma-focused therapy as well as other services, free of charge to underpriveleged children.
ART for KIDS: The New York Center for Children celebrates Spring #brigitteseguracurator.
FashionDailyMag Lifestyle Editor Brigitte Segura.

The NYCC, in its 28 years of helping vulnerable children held the benefit to raise funds for the Center’s work in healing, prevention and education. This year’s event special guest was the celebrated mezzo soprano, Denyce Graves. The benefit’s silent auction featuring Art, kids art, also included some fab travel offers, cultural performances, and fashion – and raised over $160,000.



















Notable Attendees included The NYCC Board Christine Rales (Chair), Amy Bluestone (Treasurer), Lauren Vernon (Secretary), Nina Doherty, Anton Finucane-Courreges, Nancy Geller, Jean Shafiroff, Barbara Harrison, Brigitte Segura, and Gretchen Mathews.
Champions for Children included: Meghan Pardi, Linda and Avi Rosen, Vanessa Rosenthal, Lena and Vito Tanzi, Courtney Van Fechtmann, Tara Wilkinson & Craig Filipacchi.
ART for KIDS: The New York Center for Children celebrates Spring #brigitteseguracurator.
FashionDailyMag Lifestyle Editor Brigitte Segura.
photos: photo by S. Eichner for Rob Rich/SocietyAllure
The event was generously hosted by The Peninsula New York, a treasured partner of NYCC since 2009. Corporate Event Sponsors included Latham & Watkins LLP, Red Gate Bakery, AIG, PwC, Tradeweb, Epic Insurance Brokers & Consultants, Ferguson & Shamamian Architects, Robert Stilin.

About Denyce Graves:
Emmy and Grammy winner, Denyce Graves, a celebrated American mezzo-soprano, has performed at major opera houses and concert halls worldwide for 30+ years. She has recorded with top labels, appeared on national TV, won awards and competitions, and premiered new works. Her signature roles include Carmen and Dalila, and she has been praised for her voice, stage presence, and versatility.
Graves is also a sought-after teacher and advocate for the arts. Cementing her legacy, Denyce’s portrait is in the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and the National Museum of African American History and Culture. With her eye on the future, Graves founded The Denyce Graves Foundation in 2021 to support up and coming singers and honor opera’s legacy
About The New York Center for Children (NYCC):
Founded in 1995 with the support of the late Broadway producer Marty Richards and philanthropist Georgette Mosbacher as a child-friendly center, NYCC provides comprehensive trauma informed therapy services to victims of child abuse and their families. NYCC also offers professional training on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of child abuse. All of the programs and services to children and families at NYCC are free of charge. NYCC is a not-for-profit organization that relies on donations to cover the costs of operations. In addition to treatment, the children at NYCC also benefit from tutoring, mentoring and extracurricular events. NYCC serves children from all five boroughs of New York City. The child-friendly space is located at 333 East 70th Street, on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.

ART for KIDS: The New York Center for Children celebrates Spring #brigitteseguracurator.
FashionDailyMag Lifestyle Editor Brigitte Segura.
photos: photo by S. Eichner for Rob Rich/SocietyAllure
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