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Simons Foundation Provides Funding for Autism Family Biobank

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09/16/2016

... Foundation Provides Funding for Autism Family Biobank New York City-based Simons Foundation Autism Research ... is providing funding to support Kaiser Permanente' s Northern California Division of...

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NYSHealth Foundation Supports Study on Childhood Obesity and Fast-Food Combo Meals

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10/17/2016

... Study on Childhood Obesity and Fast-Food Combo Meals A new survey of children’ s and teenagers’ eating habits at fast-food restaurants ... inclusion in “combo meal” packages. According to new...

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New York Health Foundation

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Why De Blasio's Affordable Housing Plan Is in Trouble [In 5 Steps]

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10/19/2016

Why De Blasio' s Affordable Housing Plan Is in Trouble [In 5 Steps] More than half of New York City’ s 3 million apartments are defined as affordable—meaning .....

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Housing and Homelessness

Sixteen Cities Join Bloomberg Philanthropies' What Works Cities Initiative

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10/24/2016

... In an announcement released Monday, a total of 16 new cities—including Portland, Oregon, and Virginia Beach, Virginia—joined the New York City-based organization’ s What Works Cities...

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Community Development

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Contributes to NJ Initiative to Address Opioid Epidemic

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10/26/2016

... to NJ Initiative to Address Opioid Epidemic NJTV, New Jersey’ s public television network, announced an open call for ... addiction. The poetry initiative is part of the network’ s year-long...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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East Harlem Gets $10K Grant to Preserve Nation's First Little Italy

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11/11/2016

East Harlem Gets $10K Grant to Preserve Nation' s First Little Italy The United States' first Little Italy ... in East Harlem got a $10,000 grant Thursday from the The New York State Council on the Arts...

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Pinkerton Foundation, Born of Detective Agency, Prefers to Work Unobserved

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11/17/2016

... quietly given more than 300 million dollars to children’ s organizations in the city, the New York Times reports. In 2015 alone, the Pinkerton ... and college research, reaching about 160,000 young New...

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Carnegie Corporation Seeking Research on Emerging Technology Threats to Nuclear Stability

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12/21/2016

... Threats to Nuclear Stability The Carnegie Corporation of New York has issued a call for proposals for research on ... and conventional modernization we are at the cusp of a new arms race, one that is...

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Apply Now to Join TCF Institute's Summer 2017 Class

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01/03/2017

Apply Now to Join TCF Institute' s Summer 2017 Class Each year, The Century Foundation (TCF) typically invites six interns to join our office in New York City to spend the summer building new...

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Long Island Community Foundation Provides At-Risk Seniors With Fresh Produce And Nutrition Education

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01/25/2017

... Fresh Produce And Nutrition Education Many residents in New Cassel living below the federal poverty line have limited ... access to fresh food at a reasonable price. EAC Network’ s new Fresh...

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Long Island Community Foundation

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NY Community Trust Offers Four Fellowships for Full-Time Graduate Students

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03/22/2017

... Four Fellowships for Full-Time Graduate Students The New York Community Trust (The Trust), the community foundation for the New York area, is offering four fellowships for full-time ...

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NYC Education Dept. Must Make School Cafeteria Health Inspection Results Public

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09/14/2017

... Make School Cafeteria Health Inspection Results Public New York City will soon have to post school cafeteria health ... Under the bill signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Cuomo, New York City Department of...

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N.Y., Pa., and Del. Move Toward Delaware River Frack Ban

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09/14/2017

... The ban was supported by state representatives from New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. The commission' s federal representative, the U. S . Army Corps of Engineers, voted against the...

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Success Academy Ratchets up Pressure on City to Give It Space

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09/15/2017

... and in a private email to reporters, Success Academy’ s CEO Eva Moskowitz is ramping up pressure on Mayor Bill de Blasio’ s administration to provide space for several new middle schools she...

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NY Bans State Agencies from Questioning Immigration Status

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09/18/2017

NY Bans State Agencies from Questioning Immigration Status New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed an executive order ... or state officers from inquiring about or sharing a person' s immigration status. Under...

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NYC To Vie for Amazon's Second Headquarters

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09/18/2017

NYC To Vie for Amazon' s Second Headquarters Start spreading the news. New York City wants to score Amazon' s second North American headquarters. The local Economic .....

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Workforce Development

61% Of Women And 46% Of Men Think Kids Should Be Raised Without Gender Stereotypes

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09/21/2017

... should follow the lead already taken by Target in the U. S . and John Lewis in the U.K. to combat gender stereotyping ... other marketing communications–including advertising, new research published this week...

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Gender Justice

Private Managers of Public Schools, Charter Leaders Enjoy Extra Buffer From Public-Records Laws

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09/21/2017

... Daniel Loeb had made a racially charged comment about a New York State senator, what did they do next? Did Success ... email confidantes about the incident? Did her team craft a new policy on board member...

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KIPP NYC Charter School Network Is Investigating Claims of Past Sex Abuse

Release Date:

09/28/2017

... Is Investigating Claims of Past Sex Abuse A prominent New York City charter school network announced on Wednesday ... set by many private schools, including St. Paul’ s School in New...

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