Insight Venture employees help out at St. Christopher’s in Dobbs Ferry

Manhattan-based investment firm Insight Venture Partners partnered for a day of giving with St. Christopher”™s Inc. ”” a Hudson Valley organization dedicated to helping children with special needs and their families. On Dec. 20, more than 20 Insight employees along with the St. Christopher”™s Dobbs Ferry campus operations team helped repaint and restore areas of the century-old campus. 

“What our buildings look like is very important to the children and staff,” said St. Christopher”™s Director of Operations Ralph Herrera. “It”™s often hard for us to beautify a building when it comes to limited dollars and we are grateful that Insight is volunteering us a helpful hand. It”™s also important for our children to see the kindness we receive from outside of the community.”

 “We were grateful for the opportunity to partner with St. Christopher”™s for this day of giving. Their life-changing impact on the community is something we were thankful to be a part of. We hope to continue to support their efforts as they serve the needs of children and teens with disabilities,” said Deven Parekh, managing director, Insight Venture Partners.

 Since its inception in 1881, St. Christopher”™s has helped teens with emotional, behavioral and learning disabilities by providing a residential program encompassing comprehensive therapeutic, social and family services coordinated with special education schooling. The organization provides these services at each of the residential treatment center”™s three locations in Dobbs Ferry, Valhalla and New Windsor in Orange County.