Thursday, August 23, 2007
Wish We Had More People Like These....
A newly opened upscale children's boutique on the Upper West Side says it will donate all its profits to the Children's Aid Society and is putting some of the young people to work in the store.
A Time For Children, which philanthropists Marjorie and Michael Stern opened about six weeks ago, from the outside looks like any other charming, expensive Manhattan boutique. But the fleece pullovers and hardcover picture books that hang in the window are a front, of sorts, for a social experiment occurring inside.
The store, sandwiched between a paint-your-own pottery studio and a large toy store, West Side Kids, between 84th and 85th Streets, is donating 100% of its profits to the Children's Aid Society, a children's service provider. The store is also staffed by 14 teens from Children's Aid Society centers who work in pairs with a supervisor to learn retail skills.
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A Time For Children, which philanthropists Marjorie and Michael Stern opened about six weeks ago, from the outside looks like any other charming, expensive Manhattan boutique. But the fleece pullovers and hardcover picture books that hang in the window are a front, of sorts, for a social experiment occurring inside.
The store, sandwiched between a paint-your-own pottery studio and a large toy store, West Side Kids, between 84th and 85th Streets, is donating 100% of its profits to the Children's Aid Society, a children's service provider. The store is also staffed by 14 teens from Children's Aid Society centers who work in pairs with a supervisor to learn retail skills.
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