Friday, February 17, 2017
Once Supported by Pinkterton and NY Community Trust, NYC Volunteer Training Nonprofit to Shut Down
Learning Leaders, a nonprofit that trains volunteers to work in hundreds of low-income schools across the city, will shut down next month because of difficulty obtaining enough money from the city Department of Education, the organization announced Feb. 16.
The $2.5 million organization, which bills itself as the “largest and most experienced” nonprofit supporting family and community engagement in city schools, will close March 15. The organization will lay off its staff of approximately 20 full-time employees, as well as some part-time workers...