The VIP main offices and VIP Center of Excellence are located at NYC Health+Hospitals/Bellevue in New York, NY, as part of the Bellevue Project for Early Language, Literacy, and Education Success (BELLE Project).

For general inquiries, please contact ​us here.

For families/patients:
For general information about VIP, click here.
For information about VIP at a specific location, click here.

Interested in becoming a VIP site?

If you are a health care provider or early childhood professional who is interested in bringing VIP to your location, please reach out to us to learn more at PlayReadVIP@nyulangone.org.

For students and professionals:

For researchers and medical professionals:
If you are interested in learning more about VIP or our research, or if you would like to inquire about bringing VIP to your clinic or hospital, contact:

 Dr. Alan Mendelsohn 
VIP Founder and Principal Investigator
​
Anne Seery, PhD
VIP Executive Director

Danruo Zhong, PhD
VIP Director of Research

For students and job seekers:
Employment: We periodically have openings for employment at VIP and the BELLE Project.  If you are interested, please complete the following form:
https://is.gd/belleprojectapplication

Unpaid internships: We have a limited number of unpaid student internships available during the fall, spring, and summer semesters.  Preference will be given for individuals who are English/Spanish bilingual.  If you are an undergraduate, graduate, or medical student and are interested in interning / volunteering, please complete the following form: https://is.gd/belleprojectapplication

NOTE: For semester internships, we require a minimum of 8 hours per week for a full semester. For summer internships, we require a minimum of 20 hours per week for 8 weeks.  Hours must be on weekdays between 9-5pm.
For job and internship applications, please reach out if you have any questions or if you encounter any issues with the application (PlayReadVIP.jobs@nyulangone.org).