After 16 Futile Years, Congress Will Try Again to Legalize ‘Dreamers’
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... bill or comprehensive immigration legislation, it failed again and again. Now, with 800,000 lives in the ...
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Trump's DACA Decision Could Strip Thousands In New York Of Medicaid Coverage
Release Date:
09/06/2017
The Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program could strip thousands of New Yorkers of their health insurance, a consequence unique to New York that could focus the debate in Albany when the...
New York’s Most Controversial Teacher Certification Exam Is Now a Little Easier To Pass
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... could open the door to more teachers of color, who have failed the exam in disproportionate numbers since the state ...
Opinion: Irma, Harvey and Sandy - We Need a Marshall Plan for Future Disasters Like These
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... lives were ruined because residents and local governments failed to appreciate the risk. Now the same story is ...
Google Sued by 3 Female Ex-Employees Who Say It Pays Women Less Than Men
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... pay disparity between men and women at the company, but failed to take action to rectify it... Google Sued by 3 ...
Mayor's Affordable Housing Not Helping People Who Need it Most, Study Says
Release Date:
09/18/2017
With the city’s homelessness crisis unabated, housing advocates are asking why most of the units created or preserved under Mayor Bill de Blasio’s affordable housing plan fail to target the city’s low-income New Yorkers who need help the most.
Health Bill Appears Dead as Pivotal G.O.P. Senator Declares Opposition
Release Date:
09/26/2017
A last-ditch attempt by President Trump and Senate Republicans to dismantle the Affordable Care Act appeared to collapse on Monday as a pivotal senator announced her firm opposition to the latest repeal plan.
Buffett Says Government Should Do More to Combat Poverty
Release Date:
10/04/2017
... "The American dream has succeeded in aggregate. We have failed , in my view, to create the equality of opportunity," .....
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Feb
2012
The Art of Inclusion: New Approaches and Innovative Funding Streams for Access to the Arts
Thursday, February 16, 2012 -
12:00pm to 5:00pm
... will also be shared. A focus on NYC projects aimed to increase access will be included. Explore Effective tools and strategies designed to increase access to the arts Discover unexpected outcomes and learn...
15
Oct
2015
Lunch 4 Learning: Making Universal Free Lunch a Public Health Issue
Thursday, October 15, 2015 -
9:00am to 11:30am
... marketing effort! Systemwide implementation would increase participation by an estimated 20%, with 120,000 ... Discussion will include recent advocacy efforts, and how funders can play a critical role in...
Open Society Foundations Announces $50 Million Gift to ACLU
Release Date:
11/07/2014
The money will go towards the ACLU's effort to overhaul the justice system.
Twenty-Seven Foundation Executives Call for President Obama to 'Ban the Box'
Release Date:
08/14/2015
... Coalition for Social Justice described his journey from incarceration to decent employment. In the 1990s, Atkinson ...
Ford, Rockefeller, OSF and NY Women’s Foundation Leaders Appointed to Commission on NYC Justice Reform
Release Date:
03/18/2016
... Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform. The commission was formed by Lippman ...
Originally Funded by Open Society Foundations, ACLU Shifts Gears in Campaign to Cut Jail Population
Release Date:
08/04/2016
... is retooling an ambitious, donor-funded effort to reduce incarceration across the country, parting ways with the ...
Applications Invited for Soros Justice Fellowships in Advocacy and Media
Release Date:
09/21/2016
... and communities by challenging the overreliance on incarceration and harsh punishment and working to ensure a ...
Westchester Community Foundation Funds Criminal Justice Program Series at Libraries
Release Date:
08/18/2017
... its impact on prison reform, as well as current issues of incarceration , reform, rehabilitation and return to prison. ...
NYCT Awards Grants Totaling $9.1 Million
Release Date:
06/15/2015
... hub for dancers who are working with survivors of domestic violence and other hardships; the Association for ...
Daphne Foundation President Receives Top Honors from the International Women's Media Foundation
Release Date:
09/30/2015
... Armor of Light," about a minister preaching against gun violence .... Daphne Foundation President Receives Top Honors .....
Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Youth Crime Prevention Program
Release Date:
04/29/2016
... development and crime concerns, specifically youth gun violence ... Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Youth Crime ...
De Blasio Names Members Of Commission That Will Review Statues, Plaques Across NYC
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... property. The commission was announced in the wake of violence in Charlottesville following the decision to remove ...