Partnership with Children invites you to our annual Inspiration Gala, which celebrates the importance of mental health and healing-based arts education in preparing New York City’s children to succeed in school, society, and life.
This year, we are honored to recognize two individuals who exemplify Partnership with Children’s core values and demonstrate the powerful impact of thoughtful, values-driven partnership.
We hope you can join us for this joyous event!
EVENT DETAILS
2026 Inspiration Gala
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Pier Sixty, 60 Chelsea Piers, New York City
6:30pm Cocktails | 7:30pm Dinner Program
Festive Attire
HOSTED BY
Pedro Rivera
Weekday Morning Anchor at ABC 7 NY
2026 HONOREES
2026 Inspiration Gala Honorees
In recognition of their outstanding personal and professional accomplishments, we are thrilled to be honoring these outstanding partners who serve as inspirational champions for our young people.
Co-Chair
Margaret Flynn-Martin
Head of Relationship Management Group
Morgan Stanley
Co-Chair
Alison Nest
Head of Investment Solutions Products
Morgan Stanley
ABOUT PARTNERSHIP WITH CHILDREN
About PWC
Since 1908, Partnership with Children (PWC) has strengthened the emotional, social, and cognitive skills of children in New York City to succeed in school, society, and life. For 118 years, we have provided a safety net to generations of New Yorkers and responded to some of our city’s greatest challenges. Today, our work focuses on the mental health needs of our young people. We place licensed clinical social workers, youth development specialists, and teaching artists in schools to provide young people, grades K-12, growing up in poverty with trauma-informed mental health counseling, community-based programming, and healing-based arts education. Through this approach, our students build the skills necessary to break cycles of poverty and become advocates for their communities. Last year, PWC’s work impacted over 22,000 children and families across 47 NYC public schools. To learn more about our history and the scope of our work click here.
To download our Gala Sponsorship Form, please click here.
PWC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PWC Board of Directors
• Helena Willner, Board President
• Jed Finn, Executive Vice President
• David Cohen, Vice President
• Alexandra Murray, Vice President
• Ramneek Rikhy, Vice President
• André Branch, Treasurer
• Andy Bettwy, Secretary
• Nelly Akoth
• Dan Benardette
• Tom Booker
• Jill Braufman
• Jonathan Fassberg
• Omino Gardezi
• Patrick Grandinetti
• Nancy Hall
• Pinar Kip
• Helen Lin
• Freddy Rolón
• John Walsh
• Anu Willoughby