City Comptroller Scott Stringer Wants Companies to Offer Retirement Plans
Release Date:
10/07/2016
... Tens of millions of Americans work for companies that don' t provide traditional pensions, 401(k)s or access to .....
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Brooklyn Community Foundation Welcomes Nicole Gueron to Board of Directors
Release Date:
10/17/2016
Brooklyn Community Foundation announces the election of Nicole Gueron, co-founder of the law firm Clarick Gueron Reisbaum LLP, to its board of directors, effective September 30, 2016.
Newman's Own Names Walter Harrison to Advisory Board
Release Date:
11/02/2016
... private university in the country with two public magnet schools on campus... Newman's Own Names Walter Harrison to .....
Russell Sage Publishes Study on the Problems of Parents Funding College Education
Release Date:
12/14/2016
More parents today are financially supporting — and paying more — for their children’s college education, but that development also might be exacerbating economic inequality, according to a new study by a University of Kansas professor.
Commonwealth Fund Study Finds that Repealing Obamacare Could Cost 3 Million Jobs
Release Date:
01/06/2017
... coverage and Medicaid expansion -- and that Congress won' t put a replacement plan in place. If that happens, it would .....
Foundation for Child Development Publishes New Index on the Economic Stability of the American Family
Release Date:
02/06/2017
... higher-quality early care and education, access to better schools , nutritious food and health care. The Index also ...
MetLife Foundation Sponsors Ballet Hispánico Tour
Release Date:
02/21/2017
Ballet Hispánico en Familia is a 90-minute, fun-filled journey through Latin American dance and culture featuring Ballet Hispánico Artistic Director & CEO Eduardo Vilaro as host, excerpts from Ballet Hispánico's diverse repertory and a Q&A...
Edwin Gould Foundation Accelerator's BEAM Addresses Equations & Inequality in NY Times Feature
Release Date:
02/17/2017
... equality in the basic institutions of civic life — schools , housing, health care, policing — remains elusive. ...
With Support from the Wenner-Gren Foundation, Fossil Hunters Discover New Primate Species
Release Date:
02/28/2017
Fossil hunters have found part of an ancient primate jawbone related to lemurs — the primitive primate group distantly connected to monkeys, apes and humans, a USC researcher said
ASPCA Supports Farm Animal Welfare Certification Guide
Release Date:
03/16/2017
The ASPCA and Vermont Law School’s Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) are doing their part to help farmers raising animals—as well as food companies, restaurant owners and chefs sourcing animal products - understand welfare certification...
Supported by NY Community Trust, New Research Ties Arts to Well-Being
Release Date:
04/19/2017
The two-year study, by the Social Impact of the Arts Project at Penn SP2, was funded with $250,000 from the NYC Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust.
Aetna Supports Projects Using Big Data to Get At-Risk Kids the Services They Need
Release Date:
05/11/2017
The ongoing debate over healthcare access and delivery underscores the fact that public health in the U.S. still has much room for improvement. Using big data, planners can optimize school-based health services and help students get healthcare they...
The Army Infantry’s First Women
Release Date:
05/26/2017
The Army has sought to play down the significance of the mixed-gender milestone. But female grunts see it as monumental and revolutionary.
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Names Daniel F. Wilhelm President
Release Date:
06/05/2017
... organizations, including the John D. and Catherine T . MacArthur Foundation and the Northwestern University ...
With Support from Pershing Square and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations, New Research Finds that Behavioral ‘Nudges’ Offer a Cost-Effective Policy Tool
Release Date:
06/08/2017
The new study, which examined the cost-effectiveness of nudges and typical intervention strategies like financial incentives side-by-side, found that nudges often yield particularly high returns at a low cost when it comes to boosting retirement...
Verizon Foundation: Innovative Learning Program Addresses Lack of Women in STEM Careers
Release Date:
07/24/2017
Verizon is addressing the need for more women in STEM careers by reaching middle-school girls through a three-week summer learning experience.
Opinion: With Or Without DACA, New York Must Step Up For Immigrant Communities
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... left our home country because they knew they couldn’ t earn enough to send my siblings and me to college. When I ...
43% of City Students Not Getting Required Sex Ed Courses, Comptroller Says
Release Date:
09/18/2017
More than 40 percent of the city’s middle and high school students are not getting the sex education required by the state, according to a report released on Thursday by New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer.
Report Finds Gaps in Access to Opioid Addiction Help on Staten Island
Release Date:
09/26/2017
A report titled, “Staten Island Needs Assessment,” has revealed significant gaps in access to addiction treatment in the borough.
Opinion: New York City’s Runaway Homeless Youth Deserve Better Services
Release Date:
09/28/2017
For runaway and homeless youth utilizing New York City's specialized youth shelter system, upon reaching 21, these homeless young people must leave the home-like environment and tailored services of youth shelters and move to single adult shelters.