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Charles Nuñez, Community Advocate at Youth Represent, Was Only 17 but Charged as an Adult

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05/10/2016

... six months at Rikers Island. “Everything you heard is true, and more than likely worse. Things that happened ...

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Joan Guzik Joins United Hospital Fund as Director, Quality Improvement of the Quality Institute

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01/19/2017

... About the United Hospital Fund: The United Hospital Fund is an independent, nonprofit organization working to build a ... Institute: The Quality Institute at United Hospital Fund is working to improve health...

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DeQuendre Neeley-Bertrand Joins the Schott Foundation as Communications Director

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02/22/2017

... as Communications Director The Schott Foundation is pleased to announce that DeQuendre Neeley-Bertrand has ... think tank dedicated to shaping policy, reforming public systems and building the capacity of...

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As Schools Adopt Social-Emotional Programs, A New Guide Funded by the Wallace Foundation Offers Help

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05/17/2017

... question that has dogged the jargon phrase for years: What is social and emotional learning and why should schools get involved in it? The term is bedeviled by abstractions, but the concept is...

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Calls for Nominations for 2018 Casey Excellence for Children Awards

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06/08/2017

... Casey Excellence for Children Awards Casey Family Programs is accepting nominations for our annual Casey Excellence for ... foster or adoptive parent, or kinship caregiver — who is committed to building hope...

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker on the Perils of Meritocracy

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06/30/2017

... and hard work will be rewarded. That the American dream is real, and enduring... Ford Foundation's Darren Walker on .....

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Hilton Foundation Follows a Familiar—and Promising—Playbook in Tackling a Debilitating Disease

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08/29/2017

... develop a deep interest in a funding cause. Often, it is through their officers’ compassionate contact with ... individuals or communities in need. But in some cases, it is through a more personal experience...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

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Russell Sage Foundation Author James Rosenbaum, Writes About Alternatives To Four-Year College Degrees

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10/23/2017

... Alternatives To Four-Year College Degrees American society is obsessed with a single route to success. We tell our ... goals, the narrow focus on one-dimensional attainments is a mistaken view that ignores...

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Report Funded by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Finds That California Traffic Fines Prey on Poor

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01/08/2018

... collections. Let’s also talk about fairness. It is well-documented that these sky-high fees and fines fall ...

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

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Justice Reform

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Announcing the Milbank Memorial Fund and AcademyHealth State and Local Innovation Prize

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01/25/2018

... the health of populations and the performance of health systems . The prize was created to draw attention to, and ... annual conference sponsored by AcademyHealth. “The Fund is dedicated to helping policymakers...

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New York State Health Foundation Funded Study Finds Most NY Health Providers Are Not Ready to Care for Veterans

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03/01/2018

... screening for conditions common among veterans. The study is the first to gather information about the readiness of ... to address the health needs facing veterans. The issue is important because federal...

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New York Health Foundation

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Annie E. Casey Foundation Funded Research Shows Close to Home is Worth Fighting For

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03/30/2018

... E. Casey Foundation Funded Research Shows Close to Home is Worth Fighting For Advocates are fighting to save C2H from ... Weissman. A number of key statistics seem to show that C2H is a contributing factor in...

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United Way of New York City Names Gina Goodenow as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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08/15/2018

... Financial Officer United Way of New York City (UWNYC) is proud to name Gina Goodenow as Senior Vice President and ... reporting process of the $200+ million entity. Gina is an active member of the New York...

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United Way of New York City

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The Ford Foundation Takes Another Stand On Census

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10/19/2018

... to explain the importance of the census data. The census is in trouble. Here’s why, and what you can do about it. ... serious challenges facing the census: the Census Bureau is underfunded. the 2020 census...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Grants $4.3 Million to Develop Tools for the Clinical Testing of Anti-fibrotic Treatments for Crohn’s Disease Patients

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04/15/2019

... the unmet medical needs of patients with Crohn’s disease is at the center of our Program’s mission. The STAR ...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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New Survey from Commonwealth Fund: Just Over a Quarter of U.S. Adults Favor ‘Medicare for All,’ but Many Need More Information

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09/26/2019

... America Survey, fielded between March 19 and June 9, 2019, is the newest in the Fund’s ongoing series reporting on ...

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Schott Foundation Names Edgar Villanueva as Senior Vice President

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01/16/2020

... vision and intensity for achieving that goal.” Edgar is the author of the acclaimed book, Decolonizing Wealth , ... vision for philanthropic justice. Schott’s bold approach is saving lives every day because at...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Pfizer Foundation Awards Grant to the Maryland Department of Health to Address Decreases in Childhood Vaccinations During COVID-19 Pandemic

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07/21/2020

... this dangerous trend,” said Governor Larry Hogan. “It is important that we protect our youngest and most vulnerable ...

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Joseph Matara Appointed Chief Operating Officer of Unbound Philanthropy

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05/15/2023

... to vibrant, welcoming societies and just immigration systems , as part of pluralist, inclusive democracies. “We ... life experience, and passion and fit with our mission. He is a respected and compassionate...

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