Children, Youth and Families

The Trump administration announced on September 5, that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program will be terminated in March 2018, throwing the futures of nearly 800,000 immigrants into uncertainty.

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Immigration

Children, Youth and Families

14 Sep 2017

Time of Opportunity: Best Practices in Summer Learning (Part 2)

Thursday, September 14, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This program is the second part of a two-part series. The first part was a site visit to a model summer learning program at PS 48 in Jamaica, Queens. Research has demonstrated that summer learning loss is one of the most significant causes of the...

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Children, Youth and Families

20 Jul 2017

Time of Opportunity: Best Practices in Summer Learning (Part 1)

Thursday, July 20, 2017 -

9:00am to 12:30pm

Research has demonstrated that summer learning loss is one of the most significant causes of the academic achievement gap between low-income students and their higher income peers, and one of the strongest contributors to the high school dropout...

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Children, Youth and Families

12 Jul 2017

Exclusive Preview & Discussion with Stanley Nelson: Tell Them We Are Rising

Wednesday, July 12, 2017 -

4:30pm to 7:00pm

We invite you to join Media Impact Funders, Philanthropy New York, Grantmakers in Education, and the Association of Black Foundation Executives for a special screening and discussion of the powerful new film Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Education

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Children, Youth and Families

20 Jun 2017

Charter and District Schools Sharing Innovations: How Philanthropy Can Help

Tuesday, June 20, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

New York City opened its doors to its first public charter school in 1999. Since then, the sector has grown to include 216 campuses serving over 106,000 students in all five boroughs.

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

Education

15 Jun 2017

Trauma and Resilience Supporting Immigrant Children, Their Families, and Our Communities through Collaboration - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, June 15, 2017 -

4:00pm to 5:15pm

Immigrant and refugee children, as well as children of immigrants, face not only the common challenges of childhood, but many unique burdens.

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Tools & Strategies

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Panel

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Children, Youth and Families

05 Jun 2017

New York Foster Youth Funders Group - Summer Meeting

Monday, June 5, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

The Vera Institute of Justice, in partnership with the City of New York, has launched the NYC Task Force on Ending Girls’ Incarceration.

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Network Building

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Roundtable Discussion

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Children, Youth and Families

16 May 2017

Women and LGBTQ Leaders in the Immigration Debate: Louder, Prouder and More Effective Than Ever

Tuesday, May 16, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

The Trump Administration is advancing policies that would beat back advances made by immigrants to America with extraordinarily broad and wide-ranging executive orders that have been the object of massive public protests and precedent-setting...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

20 Apr 2017

Helping Foster Care Youth Succeed: Skills and Strategies that Support the Transition to Adulthood

Thursday, April 20, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Join the NYC Youth Funders for a session will explore the specific challenges faced by youth aging out of foster care and the skills, services, and supports they need to ensure a successful transition out of care.