Some NYC K-12 Schools Cross $50,000-a-Year Mark
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... threshold. Some parents say they have become resigned to fast-rising bills at elite schools that regularly place ...
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More Than Half of City's 1.1M Students Attend Overcrowded Schools: Watchdog
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... school students attend overcrowded schools, according to a new report from the watchdog group Class Size Matters. ... getting worse as existing seats are being chipped away due to lost leases, schools being co...
New App Helps Students Select NYC Public High Schools
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... NYC Public High Schools As New York City students gear up to apply to public high schools for next fall, a free mobile app aims to steer disadvantaged students away from low-performing ...
Red Tape, Frustration Pushing Out Applicants for Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Program, Report Shows
Release Date:
09/26/2017
Hurricane Sandy victims have dropped out in droves from the city’s Build It Back recovery program, new data shows.
How Did Marriage Become a Mark of Privilege?
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... Marriage Become a Mark of Privilege? Marriage, which used to be the default way to form a family in the United States, regardless of income or ...
More Than 1 Million People Uprooted From Their Homes By Lingering Violence In Kasai, DRC
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... exhausted from a punishing trek that families are forced to take to escape persistent tensions in several towns and villages ...
Rezoning a Block in Harlem, Respecting an African Burial Ground
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... church moved, the remains of the white people were moved to a cemetery in the Bronx. The graves of the blacks were left where they were as the land was given over to a beer garden, a movie studio and,...
Opinion: New York’s Republicans Must Resist The Obamacare Repeal And Replace Effort
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... New Yorkers gained coverage, bringing our uninsured rate to an all-time low of just six percent. Through this law, millions of New Yorkers have been able to enroll in high quality affordable health care...
Former Microsoft CEO and Wife Pledge $60 Million to Fight Social Inequality
Release Date:
10/05/2017
Former Microsoft CEO and Wife Pledge $60 Million to Fight Social Inequality Steve and Connie Ballmer are giving $60 million over six years to a program created by StriveTogether, a national nonprofit that seeks...
Should We Be Worried That Foreclosure Sales Are Near Recession Levels?
Release Date:
10/10/2017
... number of home foreclosures in New York City had returned to levels last seen at the onset of the Great Recession left ... 2008 and is now just under 4%. Housing prices continue to rise, and area banks are...
New York Women's Foundation Awards $1 Million for Resilience
Release Date:
11/28/2017
... Foundation has announced grants totaling $1 million to twenty-two grassroots organizations in New York City working to foster advocacy, leadership, and civic engagement. ... families directly affected by...
John A. Hartford Foundation Grantee Releases Medicare Advocacy Toolkit
Release Date:
01/16/2018
... Toolkit A John A. Hartford grantee provides information to help Medicare beneficiaries respond to Medicare denials. The Center for Medicare Advocacy (CMA), ... Coverage And Jimmo v. Sebelius" that...
The Wallace Foundation Releases New Guide to Help School Districts Recruit Students for Voluntary Summer Learning Programs
Release Date:
03/06/2018
The Wallace Foundation Releases New Guide to Help School Districts Recruit Students for Voluntary ... Learning Programs Many public school districts are seeking to expand or launch voluntary summer learning...
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Legal Series - Making Grants to Individuals
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... Grantmaking March 6 – Legal Series - Self-Dealing ( Family Foundations & Family Offices) May 23 – Legal Series - Making Grants to Individuals Many private foundations and public charities...
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Supports Research to Diagnose Hypoglycemia
Release Date:
05/25/2018
... and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Supports Research to Diagnose Hypoglycemia A $150,000 grant from The Leona M. ... receptors (GPCRs). GPCRs are the most abundant receptor family encoded by the human...
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Collective Trauma of Systemic Racism and COVID-19 on Young People: What Supports Will They Need Upon Returning to School and Afterschool Programs?
Wednesday, July 22, 2020 -
3:00pm to 4:30pm
... the real dangers of systemic racism ranging from violence to the opportunity gap. One of the top concerns of educators ... wellness, and classic youth development strategies to foster a caring, supportive and...
Philanthropy Is the Go-To Partner for Risk
Release Date:
04/18/2013
... history and pinpoint the moments when philanthropy is at its best, it's almost always at those moments when the work ... failure is greatest -- from spraying down an entire island to eliminate mosquitoes...
Bloomberg Spins Off Group That Spurs Volunteerism in Cities
Release Date:
01/30/2014
... reports that Bloomberg Philanthropies will turn its Cities of Service program into a stand-alone nonprofit ... into a stand-alone nonprofit that will expand its efforts to help mayors across...
New York Botanical Garden Humanities Institute To Explore Social Impact of Gardens
Release Date:
06/19/2014
New York Botanical Garden Humanities Institute To Explore Social Impact of Gardens The newly formed New ... $635,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, holds its first public event on Friday--a symposium...
Voices Of Brooklyn Communities Helping Refine Foundation's New Strategy
Release Date:
07/02/2014
... marks for putting residents' voices at the forefront of its work, is taking that commitment to a new level. Through Brooklyn Insights, the foundation ... residents, advocates, entrepreneurs, and leaders...