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Citi’s $1 Billion Action for Racial Equity Initiative Demonstrates Early Results in the Fight to Address the Racial Wealth Gap

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04/26/2021

Citi’s $1 Billion Action for Racial Equity Initiative Demonstrates Early Results in ... States. Announced in September 2020, Citi’s Action for Racial Equity is a comprehensive approach to 1) ... to preserve multi-...

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As Incident Reports Rise, City Officials Seek New Answers to Combat Domestic Violence

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09/18/2017

Increases in reports of domestic violence have gotten the attention New York City officials, from Mayor Bill de Blasio to the NYPD to members of the City Council. The de Blasio administration has taken a series of steps to address the problem and is...

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United Way To Receive $52 Million Over Four Years To Help Turn New York City Schools Into Services Hubs

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06/16/2014

... Richard Buery said Monday the city will pass a state grant for delinquency prevention worth $13 million a year for four years to the United Way of New York City, which will ... money and the contract was...

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Citi Backs Program to Create 5,000 Women Entrepreneurs from Low-Income Neighborhoods

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03/16/2015

... legal assistance, and navigating government resources— for aspiring entrepreneurs. The program is a collaboration ... (SBS) and Citi, which is providing more than $425,000 for programs designed to help New...

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Workforce Development

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At Ford Event, de Blasio Says Cities Must Innovate Since Feds and State Won’t

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03/30/2016

At Ford Event, de Blasio Says Cities Must Innovate Since Feds and State Won’t Mayor ... above us has the political will or takes the responsiblity for those issues, even though it should be their natural ... the...

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Economic Security

The New York Community Trust Gives $5.4M to 45 Nonprofits Across the City and Nation

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04/12/2016

... 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...

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Arts

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As 12 Early Community Schools Face Funding Cuts, Advocates Question City’s Long-term Commitment

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06/17/2016

... years. The city has not yet promised to pick up the tab for the schools when their $6 million expires at the end of ...

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Citi Foundation’s Pathways to Progress Expands Globally With $100M Commitment to 500,000 Young People

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02/23/2017

... that helped more than 100,000 young people across 10 U.S. cities become career-ready through first jobs, internships, ...

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Prodded by Advocates, City Unveils District-Wide Integration Plan for Lower East Side

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09/13/2017

... by Advocates, City Unveils District-Wide Integration Plan for Lower East Side The New York City education department on ... which also includes the East Village. The plan’s goal is for each school’s share of...

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Women Lose Ground In The New York City Council, Even If Chin And Ayala Win

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09/14/2017

... election, two women are holding on to razor-thin leads for New York City Council seats. But even if they both ... Assemblyman Robert Rodriguez in the Democratic primary for the East Harlem and South Bronx...

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Citi Foundation Provides $15 Million in Support to 30 Community Development Financial Institutions Across the U.S.

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11/19/2020

... funding, were selected through an open Request for Proposals application process based on their strong track ... COVID-19 and systemic racial inequity reinforce the need for financial institutions of all sizes...

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Rockefeller Foundation Commits $3 Million to Help Cities Build Resilient Infrastructure Systems

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01/22/2013

... Sandy, the RE.invest Initiative will provide up to eight cities with seed funding and technical support to create new ... Today, the Rockefeller Foundation announced its support for a new public-private...

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New York City’s Top Science And Math Teachers Honored With Prestigious Sloan Awards

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12/07/2016

... Teachers Honored With Prestigious Sloan Awards The Fund for the City of New York announced the seven recipients of the eighth annual Sloan Awards for Excellence in Teaching Science and Mathematics. The .....

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Commonwealth Fund's Kathy Regan Makes City and State's Above & Beyond 2017 List

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03/29/2017

... women marched in Washington, D.C., New York City and other cities across the country and around the globe. Provoked by ... campaign trail, they came out in record numbers to rally for the rights of women and...

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Capital One, Howard Gilman, and Doris Duke Support City Parks SummerStage 2017 Season

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04/11/2017

City Parks Foundation is excited to announce the 2017 season of SummerStage, New York City's largest free outdoor performing arts festival, bringing more than 100 performances to Central Park and 15 neighborhood parks throughout the five boroughs.

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Arts

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JPMorgan Launched a New Tool to Help Fill 7,500 Finance Jobs in New York City

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07/12/2017

... a new search tool. On Wednesday, the bank and the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning unveiled ...

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Workforce Development

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How Many Calories in That? New York City Delays Enforcing Labeling Rules

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08/28/2017

... stores and other establishments to post calorie counts for prepared food. The move came in response to an industry ...

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Food Systems

Opinion: How A Pied-À-Terre Tax Could Help Solve New York City's Housing Crisis

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08/31/2017

Rent burdens, overcrowding, homelessness and essentially every other indicator of housing stress are at the highest level in modern history and continue to climb. To change these trends, we primarily need to build more homes not just in New York...

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Housing and Homelessness

City Council to Consider Expanding Stays at Shelters for Runaway and Homeless Teens, Young Adults

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09/08/2017

City Council to Consider Expanding Stays at Shelters for Runaway and Homeless Teens, Young Adults Homeless and ... would allow teens and young adults to stay in the shelters for 120 days, up from 30 days under...

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