Protect Our Children: Advocates and Allies special with CC Sabathia

NEW YORK (WABC) — WABC-TV’s annual Emmy-winning special, Protect Our Children, hosted by Shirleen Allicot, focuses on people and organizations who serve as positive, life-changing role models for kids.

Advocates and Allies, A Protect Our Children Special Presentation, features an in-depth interview with Yankees legend, CC Sabathia and his wife, Amber. They talk to us about the PitCCh In Foundation, a charity they founded in 2008 to help inner-city kids in school and on the ballfield.

The 30-minute show also includes a candid interview with actor, author and child advocate, Hill Harper, who’s a dedicated member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. He credits his work with the youth mentorship organization for preparing him for fatherhood. We will also hear the story of a “big” and “little” sister, who are currently part of the BBBS program.

The show begins with a rare look inside the Special Music School at Kaufman Music Center in Manhattan. It is the only K through 12 public school in the nation to provide daily conservatory-level music education alongside a rigorous academic curriculum.

We also head out to the Central Park Zoo to attend Dreamnight, a VIP event exclusively for sick and disabled children. Dreamnight opens the zoo to a group of very special kids, who don’t always have the same access as children who aren’t struggling with illness or disabilities.

Advocates and Allies, A Protect Our Children Special Presentation, airs Saturday, May 16 at 7 pm, on WABC-TV and wherever you stream ABC 7 New York.