The New York Community Trust Gives $5.4M to 45 Nonprofits Across the City and Nation
Forty-five nonprofits in New York City and beyond just got great news: The New York Community Trust, the city’s community foundation, has approved $5.4 million in grants for dozens of promising projects—from reforming the bail system to developing an arts and leadership program for children on the autism spectrum.
At a Long Island City nonprofit, for example, The Trust is connecting job-seeking programmers with technology firms in Queens; another grant enlists industry professionals to teach coding in public schools across the city.
The Trust is also supporting the expansion of a small business incubator for food companies run by women.
And new funding supports workshops and legal aid for young fathers in custody hearings so they can be more involved in their children’s lives...