If you loved watching the inspirational and resourceful two-time Telly Award winning show, Family Comes First™ this past season, you’ll be glad to know you can now watch your favorite episodes at your leisure. Vincent J. Russo and Victoria Roberts Drogin…
This past season of Family Comes First™ has been inspirational and filled with stories that are heartwarming and moving. On this week’s show, The Best of Season 9, we will look back on the families and resources that moved us during this season.
Over the past nine seasons of Family Comes First™, we have been blessed to meet amazing individuals and families with extraordinary stories. Often on our show, we like to follow up with a former guest to update our viewers as to where they are now.
On this brand new episode of Family Comes First™, “Operation Babylift,” we reacquaint you with Lana Noone. Lana was on our show back in 2009, during the second season of Family Comes First™. Lana and her late husband, Byron, were pioneers for international adoption on Long Island, New York in the 70s.
Imagine a child growing up without a home or a family to call their own; Imagine a child being alone in the world. Unfortunately, this is a reality for thousands of children in the foster care system today. The majority…
Sadly, each day, 22 men, women, and children die waiting to receive a life-saving organ transplant. Fortunately, over 650,000 lives have been saved since 1988 with the help of donors—many of them not biologically related to the recipient.
On this brand new episode of Family Comes First™, “Saving Lives,” we meet with Cindy Somma, who decided to give the gift of life to a relative and ended up saving the life of another.
Join us on Monday, September 19th at 1:30 pm on Telecare (Cablevision channels 29 and 137, Time Warner channels 106 (Manhattan), 471 (Queens) or Verizon FiOS TV channel 296) as Cindy shares with us her journey when choosing to donate her kidney—and how she unexpectedly ended up saving the life of a stranger.
Family Comes First™ co-hosts, Vincent J. Russo and Victoria Drogin, have an exciting announcement! Season 8 is now available—along with all previous seasons—to watch online via the Family Comes First™ website and YouTube channel. For those who may have missed…
As a parent, from the moment your child enters the world, you strive to provide the best life for them. There are always obstacles to overcome in day-to-day life. However, when a parent learns their child is medically fragile, these day-to-day activities become additionally challenging. Due to medical research and advances, many of these children can live at home, but not without significant challenges to overcome.
On September 11, 2001, terrorists flew two planes into the World Trade Center. All eyes turned to New York City as the buildings burned and then fell. On that horrifying day, some people were saved by the heroic efforts of others whom we refer to as heroes. Welles Remy Crowther was one of those heroes.
Sadly, there are a dwindling number of World War II veterans with us today who are able to share their perspectives on what it was like to be in war. We can’t ever forget the thousands of brave soldiers who fought for our country and those who gave their lives for our freedom.
In 1992, Angela’s House, a non-profit 
organization, was created by Bob and
Angie Policastro; their goal was to improve the lives of medically frail children and their families. Angela’s House currently offers a wide variety of services to support medically frail children, both at home and in a group home setting.
We kick off this brand new season of Family Comes First™ by visiting with the founder and Executive Director of Angela’s House, Bob Policastro, and Anne Bingham, whose daughter is a resident of Angela’s House in Smithtown.