Culture For One

MEET OUR MARATHONERS! Our third runner is Chrissy Kim ( )! This is Chrissy’s first marathon and she couldn’t be happier to be running on Team Culture for One. Chrissy is a seasoned buyer at Bergdorf Goodman with over a decade of experience in the luxury industry. Chrissy is a mother of two who finds her greatest joy in exploring the world and spending time with her family and friends. To support Chrissy and Team Culture for One, click the link in our bio!

“I SALUTE AND CONGRATULATE YOU and your wonderful team for helping these kids to BLOSSOM, which they most certainly ARE. IT is RARE these days to see kids be so OPEN and ABSORBENT to LIFE in the fearless and engaged way I witnessed from your GROUP – NO DOUBT THANKS TO YOU and your surrounding team.” - Ruben Toledo, Artist on a group of Culture for One program participants to whom he gave a tour of his “Los Caprichos de Toledo - Works on Paper” at The National Arts Club

Our families got to see YOAH Circus, straight from Japan, at The New Victory Theater. A huge thank you to all the folks at for bringing this production to NYC and providing the opportunity for our families to experience something they never could’ve imagined 🎪

MEET OUR MARATHONERS! Nicki Gold is thrilled to be running her first marathon with Team Culture for One! Nicki works in educational technology after many years as a fourth-grade teacher. She has been running for the last eight years! To support Nicki and Team Culture for One, click the link in our bio!

“Many thanks for all the work you and Culture for One do for our families here at Good Shepherd! After returning from a break to a visit, one of my clients ran up to me and thanked me for her dance classes and I was so bewildered for a moment until I remembered I reached out to you all to help connect her to a program and she is beyond excited and grateful!” - Felicia Medina, Family Counselor at Good Shepherd Services

We were thrilled to be invited to another of Art Production Fund’s Art Sundae Workshops. This time, Kelly Wall, inspired the activity and children of all ages came together to collage lighting gel in shapes of clouds on to plexiglass magazine covers, clear mugs and key chains!
 
Thank you to and for including our families!    
  
You can check out the installation for yourself, featuring some of our participants’ work, at 10 Rockefeller Plaza!

MEET OUR MARATHONERS! Brian Dratch ( ) is excited to be on Team Culture for One! Brian is the Social Media Director at Lincoln Center, where he helps connect audiences across New York City to the performing arts. A lifelong arts enthusiast with fond memories of band, choir, and school plays, he believes deeply in the power of the arts to build confidence, community, and connection for young people. To support Brian and Team Culture for One, click the link in our bio!

“We all loved the show. What a stellar cast, and very culturally relevant for them. I got lots of hugs from him, which is what he does when he really enjoys an experience. Thanks again for the wonderful day out. It’s the kind of play that I wish I could bring to every elementary school.” - Stephanie, foster parent after seeing “The Hula Hoopin’ Queen” at The New York City Children’s Theater

Harlem School of the Arts ( ) recently put on a “The Bard in Harlem” Shakespeare Fest, where students performed snippets from some of Shakespeare’s best-known works! We took some of our Arts Scholarship students to go and experience the magic!

We’re grateful to announce that we have been awarded a Find Your Light Foundation’s 2026 grant! Their support allows us to continue providing access to quality arts education to children in foster care in NYC. Find Your Light is dedicated to supporting exceptional arts programs where the need is greatest, recognizing arts education as an essential part of a young person’s development. Thank you, Find Your Light, for championing the power of the arts and helping us make a lasting impact!

Our first NYC Marathon countdown! 213 days until Team Culture for One hits the streets of New York City! We will be introducing our three marathoners over the next couple weeks—stay tuned!

“That was such a good excursion. I feel so inspired, so connected and so fired up to do more arts. And I’m literally going to a studio right now because I felt like I need to call my friends and we need to do some art today. Thank you so much again.” - Aiana, program participant after a Cultural Excursion to view “Los Caprichos de Toledo - Works on Paper” and meeting the artist Ruben Toledo at The National Arts Club