Cuomo Offers Support for Mark-Viverito’s Call to Close Rikers
Release Date:
02/16/2016
Gov. Andrew Cuomo voiced support Sunday for New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito’s call to close Rikers Island.
Justice Reform
Crotona Park East and Morrisania Have City's Highest Rate of Jailed Residents, Data2Go.NYC Shows (Helmsley Charitable Trust)
Release Date:
01/20/2016
Residents of two Bronx neighborhoods — Crotona Park East and Morrisania — are more likely to be spending the night behind bars than people who live in any other part of the city, according to an analysis using DATA2GO.NYC, a new free mapping and...
Open Society, Tow and Other Foundations Release Blueprint for Youth Justice Reform
Release Date:
01/12/2016
The Youth Transition Funders Group updated its seminal Blueprint for Youth Justice Reform -- providing concrete policy recommendations aimed at improving the well-being and life outcomes for at-risk young people.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards its First Resident-Led Grants to Projects in Crown Heights
Release Date:
12/15/2015
The Brooklyn Community Foundation, with its Crown Heights Advisory Council, announced the 11 projects that will receive $100,000 collectively through its new Neighborhood Strength initiative.
The Nation Details Eric Holder’s Appearance at Ford Foundation
Release Date:
12/14/2015
The country’s first black attorney general candidly discussed the state of civil rights in America.
New York Community Trust President: Donors Can Make a Difference on Homelessness, Heroin, Incarceration and Education
Release Date:
12/07/2015
Well-targeted grants make a huge difference. It’s even more effective when a foundation like the New York Community Trust pools the gifts of generous neighbors, then joins other funders and government agencies to bring about change.
Tow Foundation Touted as Prime Example of Funder Helping Turn the Tide for Juvenile Justice Reform
Release Date:
11/19/2015
The Tow Foundation touted as a primary force for Juvenile Justice Reform in Connecticut and New York.
Oct 22 White House Conference on Criminal Justice Reform with Funders to be Live-Streamed
Release Date:
10/22/2015
Round table discussion with the President to be live-streamed at The Marshall Project and Yahoo.
New York Community Trust Gives $8.7 Million to Nonprofits Across the City
Release Date:
10/05/2015
In all, 84 grants totaling $8.7 million were approved at the October board meeting.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Backs Columbia's Justice-In-Education Initiative
Release Date:
08/27/2015
The $1 million grant will provide education to current and former prisoners.
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