Carlos Abadi funded Inwood House featured on Grio.com
The New York City-based Inwood House, which focuses on helping adolescents cope with teen pregnancy and disease prevention, was featured on the theGrio.com earlier this month.
Grio is a video-centric community site devoted to providing African Americans with stories and perspectives that are underrepresented in traditional news outlets, according to its Web site.
The article tells the story of 18-year-old Stephanie Romero and her struggles. A foster child, Romero found herself pregnant and caring for an infant daughter.
Romero found Inwood House, which has been helping teens since 1830. She moved in and took advantage of the organization’s programs and soon found things looking up. She plans to start college next year.
With nearly 8,500 teen births a year in New York City, programs like the Inwood House are in high demand, so teens are interviewed to identify those most in need.
The existence of the Inwood House is due in large part to the ongoing contributions of many, such as President of Abadi and Co., Carlos Abadi, Tamara Kreinin, Rumi Common and Emily Collins to name just a few.
The 2009 Inwood House Friends and Supporters Tribute Dinner took place this year, which honored trustees, board members and donors.
