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Report Finds Gaps in Access to Opioid Addiction Help on Staten Island

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09/26/2017

A report titled, “Staten Island Needs Assessment,” has revealed significant gaps in access to addiction treatment in the borough.

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

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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.

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Children, Youth and Families

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New York’s Graduation Rate Could Drop Under New Federal Education Law

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10/05/2017

New York state’s high school graduation rate may take a hit due to an under-the-radar provision in the new federal education law.

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Documents Show NYC’s Education Department Failed to Answer 526 Public Records Requests Over Past 3 Years

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10/05/2017

... week, the Post veteran told The 74 she “really can’ t remember after three years” what piqued her interest, but ...

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The Heavier Baggage of Immigrating while Black

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10/06/2017

Not only are people of African descent a large part of the immigrant and refugee population, they are disproportionately targeted for removal.

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Immigration

Toshiba America Foundation Announces $110,000 for 11 Innovative Classroom STEM Projects

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01/16/2018

The Toshiba America Foundation (TAF) today announced nearly $110,000 in grants for 11 innovative classroom STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematic) projects in grades 6-12.

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Anisa Kamadoli Costa, Chief Sustainability Officer at Tiffany & Co. Is A Vogue "2018 Game Changer"

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03/15/2018

As the woman driving and directing Tiffany & Co.’s global sustainability agenda, Anisa Kamadoli Costa works across the iconic company’s partnerships in both for-profit and non-profit sectors.

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

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06/29/2018

... drug overdoses. Even our healthiest communities aren’ t immune. Communities that otherwise score high on social determinants like clean air, good schools , and walkability are suffering from this epidemic. ...

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Gives Stem Programs Over $5 Million

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09/13/2018

The Detroit foundation announced $5.5 million in grants to 17 after-school and summer programs teaching science, technology, engineering and math for those in grades 6 to 12. Eleven of the programs are in Western New York, and six are in Southeast...

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The Samuel H. Kress Foundation Funded Study Shows Museum Field Trips Impact Learning

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09/28/2018

The Samuel H. Kress Foundation support a study that shows that facilitated classroom visits to an art museum have a measurable impact on key aspects of student learning.

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Arts

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Commonwealth Fund Partners with New York Times and Harvard to Analyze Financial Reality of Being Sick

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10/19/2018

... New York Times, the Commonwealth Fund and the Harvard T .H. Chan School of Public Health used the survey to examine ...

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Simons Foundation-Funded Research Reveals That Bacteria in Giant Aquarium Mirror Natural Ocean Microbes

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11/07/2018

... oceans surprisingly well. “It was phenomenal. I didn’ t expect this,” says Frank Stewart, an associate professor ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Research Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Offers New, Solar-Powered Technology that Collects and Cleans Water from Air

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03/18/2019

Access to clean water remains one of the biggest challenges facing humankind. A breakthrough by engineers at The University of Texas at Austin may offer a new solution through solar-powered technology that absorbs moisture from the air and returns...

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The New York Community Trust Grants $4.8 Million to Invest in a Fairer, More Equitable New York

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04/08/2019

... boroughs. “Many of the challenges New York faces aren’ t easy to fix,” says Shawn Morehead, vice president for ... “Addressing issues like climate change and equity in our schools requires long-term investment...

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UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies Receives Grant From Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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08/02/2019

... shared with other universities, community colleges, high schools and the public. “The complexities of the modern ...

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