Arlene Goldsmith, Ph.D.

Just looking at how happy a child becomes in the presence of a family keeps us going.

Community Health Leaders
1994

Area(s) of expertise:
Disabilities

Leader’s Biography 1994:
Executive Director, New Alternatives for Children, Inc. (NAC), New York, NY
Goldsmith passionately believes that chronically ill and severely disabled children have the right and the ability to live in the community, rather than in the depersonalized settings of a hospital or institution. In 1981, she created an agency that helps these children leave hospitals and return to caring community environments, saving millions in hospitalization costs and bringing dramatic improvement and new hope into many children’s lives.

Where this Leader can be reached today:
Executive Director
New Alternatives for Children, Inc. (NAC)
37 West 26th Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10010
Phone: (212) 696-1550
Email: NACAG@aol.com
Website:www.NewAlternativesforChildren.org