Suzanne Reisman

Suzanne Reisman has worked in community development in New York City for 15 years. Her writing has appeared in New York Nonprofit Press, Metro New York, City Limits Magazine, Young Children, Just Cause, and New York Family. Her first book is "Off the (Beaten) Subway Track," a travelogue about/guide to unusual places and things to do in NYC.

Third Wave Foundation

Life and Action

Welcoming the (Abortion-Seeking) Stranger: Reflections for a Season of Renewal

By Suzanne Reisman

“This is Meredith,” the voice on the phone announced one afternoon in March. “We have someone who needs a place to stay for the night.”

I took a deep breath. It was the first time I’d gotten a call from the Haven Coalition since I’d signed up to volunteer. I ran my fingers through my hair as Meredith told me about Pearl: 25 years old, 20 weeks pregnant. She’d arrived in New York City from Buffalo and just finished the first part of a two-day abortion procedure. She would wait for me at the clinic on the Upper West Side.

News and Politics

Trickle-down Sequester

By Suzanne Reisman

The human fallout from sequestration is real and varied, writes Suzanne Reisman. For youth aging out of foster care, it takes a particularly vulnerable, small group of people who have already faced enormous challenges, and adds unnecessary barriers to their chances of success.