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Opinion: With Or Without DACA, New York Must Step Up For Immigrant Communities

Release Date:

09/05/2017

... New York Must Step Up For Immigrant Communities I came to the United States when I was 14 years old from Ecuador. I came here to join my parents, who had already been in the U.S. for ... here. Despite not...

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Will New Rockefeller Foundation President Break or Reinforce its Mold?

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09/08/2017

... growth and leveraging the foundation’s influence to create new public-private collaborations. Will American foundations step up to fill the void left by nationalistic governments? Rajiv ... State Department...

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Hometown Hope: How Amazon is Paying Attention to Homelessness in Seattle and Beyond

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09/20/2017

Hometown Hope: How Amazon is Paying Attention to Homelessness in Seattle and Beyond “It’s permanent ... John Schoettler, Amazon’s real estate and facilities VP, to the New York Times after an announcement this...

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Bloomberg and Gates Back A $225 Million Effort to Save 100 Million Lives Over Five Years

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09/26/2017

Bloomberg and Gates Back A $225 Million Effort to Save 100 Million Lives Over Five Years Cardiovascular ... Michael Bloomberg has attributed this oversight to what he says is a “casual acceptance of NCDs” that has...

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Opinion: New York City’s Runaway Homeless Youth Deserve Better Services

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09/28/2017

... and tailored services of youth shelters and move to single adult shelters. ZG, a Legal Aid client who just turned 21, recently made this transition. ... A young transgender man, ZG previously had access...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Housing and Homelessness

In Hurricanes’ Wake, Nonprofits Worry About Fundraising Impact

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10/10/2017

... at a University of Houston venue. The team members needed to see their hard work realized, says Nancy Giles, the ... Alley’s director of development. "Theater people have to make theater, artists have...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Research Finds Gut Bacteria Play Critical Role in Anti-Seizure Effects of Ketogenic Diet

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05/25/2018

... The study, published in the journal Cell, is the first to establish a causal link between seizure susceptibility and ... seizures for children with epilepsy who do not respond to anti-epileptic medications,...

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Aetna Foundation President Discusses What it Will Take to Solve the Opioid Crisis

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06/29/2018

Aetna Foundation President Discusses What it Will Take to Solve the Opioid Crisis In 2015, our life expectancy ... in a single year, more than 40,000 individuals died due to opioid drug overdoses. Even our...

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Tiffany & Co. Foundation Continues Commitment to Great Barrier Reef Conservation Efforts

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07/17/2018

Tiffany & Co. Foundation Continues Commitment to Great Barrier Reef Conservation Efforts The Tiffany & ... committed approximately $1.4 million AUD ($1 million USD) to help protect and restore Australia’s...

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Simons Foundation Science Sandbox Announce Inaugural Science Nonfiction Film Grants

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11/16/2018

... grants and other critical support as part of a new program to elevate the voices of independent artists working at the ... This program, administered by the Sundance Institute, aims to provide resources for...

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NYPL Lions to Receive Laser Bath Cleaning, Paid for by New York Life Foundation and Donations From Hundreds of New Yorkers

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08/12/2019

NYPL Lions to Receive Laser Bath Cleaning, Paid for by New York Life ... ask? Well, it's a laser bath, a cleaning process that will aid in the repair of cracks and chips. And given their ... location (this...

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Simons Foundation Provides Annual Grants to Scientists in Ukraine

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01/25/2023

Simons Foundation Provides Annual Grants to Scientists in Ukraine Larissa S. Brizhik didn’t have to stay. Like many Ukrainian women and children, she could ... and doctoral candidates in all — are receiving...

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07 Mar 2013

Responding to Opportunity and Crisis in Immigration Policy

Thursday, March 7, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:30pm

... deported in 2012 than ever before. How are these efforts to balance family unity, a thriving economy and immigration ... Panelists Jojo Annobil , Attorney in Charge, Legal Aid Society Immigration Law Unit...

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Policy Experts Discuss Future College Affordability at Century Foundation Gathering

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09/27/2018

... affecting Black and lower-income students who seek to enter college, graduate and pay back significant loan ... when the Higher Education Act is reauthorized – to make college more accessible and affordable. “...

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Education

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Open Society Announces $2.5 Million for Haiti Relief

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08/31/2021

... hundreds of others still missing. The funding will go to support smallholder farmers in the region as well as ... Open Society's foundation in Haiti, will provide emergency aid to...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Doris Duke Foundation Welcomes Brooke Jones to Board of Trustees

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09/06/2023

Doris Duke Foundation Welcomes Brooke Jones to Board of Trustees New York, NY - Sept. 6, 2023 – The ... (DDF) today announced the election of Brooke Jones to its board of trustees. Jones, who is the first chief...

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Hurricane Sandy Recovery Funds

... Sandy recovery and rebuilding. American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) is collecting donations and supplies for ... Federation has created a Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund to assist individuals and families in need...

Newly Created Heckscher Foundation Workforce Development Grants Aim to Create More Than 1,100 Full-Time Jobs in New York

Release Date:

07/19/2023

... Heckscher Foundation Workforce Development Grants Aim to Create More Than 1,100 Full-Time Jobs in New York New ... a first-of-its-kind workforce development program intended to create more than 1,100 full-time...

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