North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, Long Island’s premiere children’s mental health agency, hosted a dedication ceremony for the Helene Fortunoff Legacy Room.
Fortunoff, who passed away in 2021 was a board member, donor, and trusted advisor to the Ccenter. The Legacy Room will exist as a great tribute to her valued work.
Kathy Rivera, executive director and CEO of North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center stated “Whether this room is used for client yoga classes, teen group sessions, staff training, or as a meeting place for community members to express their issues and learn how the Guidance Center will serve them…in all these ways, Helene’s presence will be here with everyone on their journey of hope and healing.”
Ruth Fortunoff Cooper who is one of Fortunoff’s six children, is a board member of the Guidance Center. At the ribbon cutting. Ruth was joined by her fellow Guidance Center Board Members, her sisters Esther and Andrea, her sister-in-law Jennie and her daughter Charlotte.
“What an honor to cut the ribbon for the Helene Fortunoff Legacy room at the Guidance Center,” Coopersaid. “My mom recognized the center’s dedication and commitment to the mental health of children and families in our community. This room will be put to good use for meetings, therapy and education and will be a vital part of the center.  I can’t imagine a better way to honor my mom.”
The Helene Fortunoff Legacy room is located in Westbury at the Guidance Center’s Leeds Place – Serving Young People.
