<div><strong>Help Us Defend Green Hive </strong>
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<div>We’re raising funds to cover the lost tuition and legal fees we’ve been forced to take on after a suspension of our childcare license by the NYC Department of Health.
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<div><strong>Despite our spotless record, years of dedication to early childhood education, and no harm caused, </strong>the office has chosen to take an aggressively punitive approach to what we know is an unfortunate misunderstanding. As a result, we now face an uncertain future.
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<div><strong>Green Hive is more than a program—it’s our life’s work, built with love, integrity, and deep commitment to children and families.</strong> We’ve always prioritized transparency, community, and children’s rights. What’s happening to us could happen to any small provider.
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<div><strong>Your support will help us keep fighting for our program and protect the future of play-based, inclusive education in New York.</strong> Every contribution helps us keep our obligations to our staff, landlord, and stand up to a system that too often works against small, community-rooted programs like ours.
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<div><strong>This GoFundMe will help us:</strong>
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<li>Cover legal fees to challenge this unjust decision
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<li>Help us cover the $5,000 fine imposed by the Office as a condition for reinstating our license.
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<li>Cover the significant financial losses we’ve already suffered
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<li>Keep paying our dedicated teachers and staff
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<li>Support families and the children who depend on us
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<li>Rebuild our program and keep our community alive
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<div><strong>We are not alone in this fight, many small, BIPOC-led childcare programs are being crushed by disproportionate enforcement, while large corporate centers with serious safety violations continue operating without interruption. </strong>
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<div>These big programs can lawyer up, buy time, and protect their interests, all while benefiting from a system that quietly clears the path by pushing out smaller programs.
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<div><strong>The system is broken. It protects profit, not children.</strong>
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<div>And still, we are willing to fight to continue showing up, every single day to give children the joy, care, and belonging they deserve.
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<div><strong>What Families Say About Green Hive:</strong>
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<div>“This program is a dream, thoughtful, nurturing, imaginative, and supportive.”
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<div>“It’s clear the program is run by someone who truly cares about the growth and well-being of the children in our community.”
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<div>“Green Hive has been a magical experience… they let kids stretch their imaginations and learn to be independent little people.”
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<div>“Lorelle and her team care deeply and tailor the experience to each child. My kid comes home beaming.”
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<div>Green Hive was built with love, sweat, and big dreams. We are not giving up. But we need our community’s help to survive this storm.
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<div>If you believe in small programs, in equity, in protecting childhood, please donate or share. <strong>Every contribution, big or small, is a vote for justice.</strong>
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<div><strong>Thank you for standing with us.</strong>
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<div>Lorelle, Travis &amp; The Green Hive Team
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Betim Bekteshi

Elias Horne

Summer Bedard

Brian Jacobs

Rick Wimberly

Michal Borkowski

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