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Aetna Foundation

BBH NY Launches EmojiMeals For No Kid Hungry

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09/06/2017

... pears, bacon and cookies. With the addition of each emoji food item to the virtual plate, the amount of your donation increases, going to buy food to help feed a hungry child. Launching on social ...

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Food Systems

How The Rockefeller Foundation Is Bringing Electricity To Hundreds Of Villages Across India

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09/18/2017

... step in powering basic needs such as clean water, securing food , access to health services, and sufficient lighting that ... without energy, farms cannot produce as much yield, food spoils, small businesses...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards University of Glasgow Over $1.1M to Tackle Crohn's Disease in Children and Adults With a Novel Diet

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07/30/2019

... to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel, regular solid food -based diet to improve clinical outcomes in adults and ...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Fund the People: How and Why to Invest in the Staff of Grantee Organization - Presentation

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05/2018

View materials of the program " Fund the People: How and Why to Invest in the Staff of Grantee Organizations "

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COVID-19 Could Mean Extinction for Many Charities

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03/23/2020

... providing homes to 670,00 foster children and serving food to 46 million people through food banks. Just how bad could it be? Our earlier analysis ... into the sector. We can't afford to lose these...

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COVID-19: Using a Racial Justice Lens Now to Transform Our Future

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04/07/2020

... people, such as caregivers and health care professionals; food , beverage, retail, and travel industry workers; and ... requires us to confront power, shift how we distribute our resources , and move toward...

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More Children in Greece Are Going Hungry

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04/17/2013

... in Greece: children picking through school trash cans for food ; needy youngsters asking playmates for leftovers; and an ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

NYSHealth-Funded Report Finds Hospital Involvement in Population Health Programs is Not Widespread

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04/06/2016

A new NYSHealth-funded report found that hospitals' involvement in population health programs to address healthy foods, parks, housing and employment is not widespread.

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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Community Garden at Doris Duke’s Former NJ Estate Donates Tons of Organic Produce

Release Date:

11/21/2016

... portion of the crops are donated to Somerset County food banks that help feed needy families... Community Garden ...

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Food Systems

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Doris Duke Foundation

Long Island Community Foundation Provides At-Risk Seniors With Fresh Produce And Nutrition Education

Release Date:

01/25/2017

... the federal poverty line have limited access to fresh food at a reasonable price. EAC Network’s new Fresh from ...

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Long Island Community Foundation

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Food Systems

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How NYC And Missouri Are Reforming Juvenile Justice — Without Razor Wire Fences

Release Date:

10/10/2017

... room table, not on steel bolted to the floor. There are no food fights here. If a boy is hungry, he asks for seconds. . ...

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Justice Reform

Onward: 105 Images for 105 Years of The Rockefeller Foundation

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05/15/2018

... for millions of people. Today, their work in health, food , power, jobs, and resilient cities is creating ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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2019 PNY Public Policy Slate

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PNY Issue Guide

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25 Oct 2012

Funder Briefing and Discussion: Five Borough Farm

Thursday, October 25, 2012 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

Community Food Funders will have their next funders briefing on ... for urban agriculture in addressing public health, food justice, and environmental issues A Philanthropy ... by the Doris Duke Charitable...

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Tax Bill Glitch Endangers Future of Newman’s Own Foundation

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01/03/2018

... could result in the sale of late actor Paul Newman’s food company and “significantly damage the foundation’s ... Foundation. All profits from the sale of Newman’s Own food products are given away though the...

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New York Health Foundation

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Newman's Own Foundation

NYS Health Foundation Comments on Proposed Changes to Limit SNAP Eligibility

Release Date:

03/29/2019

... in nutrition incentive programs such as the Double Up Food Bucks program, which provides matching funds for SNAP ... the critical role that SNAP plays in addressing hunger and food insecurity for low-income...

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New York Nonprofits in the Aftermath of FEGS: A Call to Action

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02/2016

The state Commission to Examine Nonprofit Human Services Organizations Closures published this report, New York Nonprofits in the Aftermath of FEGS: A Call to Action. The Human Services Council (HSC) convened the commission to examine the systemic problems contributing to the instability of so many nonprofit human services organizations, and we brought together stakeholders from philanthropy, academia, direct service, nonprofit coalitions, and others with nonprofit expertise to reflect on the sector in an effort to deliver thoughtful and succinct recommendations through a nine-month process...

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Report

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Human Services Council of NYC

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17 Jun 2009

Challenges & Needs of African-American Girls in NYC & Strategies for Making a Difference

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... Jordan-Simpson, Executive Director of the Children’s Defense Fund-New York, and Sharon Cohen, Executive Director ... (discussant), Executive Director, Children’s Defense Fund-New York Sharon Cohen (discussant...

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Casey Family Programs Among Supporters of Grandparents Rally on Lawn of U.S. Capitol

Release Date:

05/10/2017

... Momma" MaryLee Allen – Director of Policy, Children's Defense Fund Rev. Dr. Clifford Barnett – Pastor, Warren ... by Generations United, Casey Family Programs, Children's Defense Fund, AARP,...

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