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06 Jun 2012

Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting: Innovative Approaches to Better Serve Youth and Young Adults

Wednesday, June 6, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Attendees will learn from presentations by JobsFirstNYC and the New York City Department of Education about new initiatives to better connect youth and young adults with an increasingly competitive labor market. Particular emphasis will be placed on...

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New Study Supported by Simons Foundation Finds Math and Science are Kids' Favorite Subjects, But Parents Value Reading and Writing Skills More

Release Date:

04/18/2017

... Writing Skills More Though more than half of parents with school -aged children say math or science is their child's ... and the Simons Foundation to catalyze outside- school math and science ...

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Member News

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Education

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The Simons Foundation

Foundation Lawyers Network

... top-priority topics and provide an opportunity to share resources and strategies. Opportunities to meet peer ... For more information, please contact Yi-Ching Lin , VP of Learning . Foundation Lawyers Network...

Newman's Own Foundation Forms Native American Nutrition Cohort

Release Date:

05/08/2018

... Foundation, aimed at creating greater impact through peer learning and collaboration. The focus is on Native American ... have access to adequate food due to lack of money or other resources . Insufficient...

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Member News

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Food Systems

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Newman's Own Foundation

United Way of New York City and NYU Langone Partner to Open New Food Pantry in Sunset Park

Release Date:

06/03/2019

The Family Health Centers at NYU Langone has debuted a new grocery store-like food pantry, called “The Table,” in Sunset Park.

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Member News

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Food Systems

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United Way of New York City

An Old Idea is New Again: Tackling Large Complex Problems by Investing in Communities

Release Date:

04/10/2018

... neighborhoods taught parents and young people about the school system. These diverse communities came together to ... immigrant youth who encounter police or who are not in school are now more vulnerable to...

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Insights

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Education

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The New York Community Trust

Matthew Nelson Joins New York Life Foundation as Corporate Vice President

Release Date:

10/01/2012

... Mr. Nelson received a B.A. in Sociology from Iowa State University and a Masters in Divinity from Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, CA. He is originally from ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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New York Life Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies Backs Campbell Brown's Nonpartisan Education Website

Release Date:

07/15/2015

... which have opposed teachers unions and supported various school -privatization initiatives. (Her co-founder, Romy ...

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Education

Technology

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

ASPCA Supports Farm Animal Welfare Certification Guide

Release Date:

03/16/2017

... Welfare Certification Guide The ASPCA and Vermont Law School ’s Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) ... the guide identifies different private, federal and state funding opportunities available to...

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Member News

Funding Area

Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

Supported by JPB Foundation, Harvard Study Finds Illinois Soda Tax Could Cut Health Costs, Raise $561 Million in Revenue Annually

Release Date:

04/26/2017

... Raise $561 Million in Revenue Annually A penny-per-ounce state tax on sugar-sweetened beverages could raise $561 ... to a new study released Tuesday by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Such a tax...

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Health

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Freedom Together Foundation

43% of City Students Not Getting Required Sex Ed Courses, Comptroller Says

Release Date:

09/18/2017

... Says 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 ...

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Education

Andrus Family Fund Appoints Edgar Villanueva to Its Board

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Insights

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Children, Youth and Families

Health

Immigration

International/Foreign Affairs

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Tides

Philanthropy Can Help Build a Thriving Democracy by Building Up Programs and Places That Fuel Civic Involvement

Release Date:

01/20/2022

... to the common good. Most importantly, they can move resources to the American communities that need them most to ...

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Insights

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Public Policy

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

26 Apr 2023

Preventing Youth Homelessness Series Webinar: Identifying Student Risks through Project Upstream - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Wednesday, April 26, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... model for preventing child and youth homelessness through school -based assessments and supports. Upstream has shown ... challenges they experience, and how they differ from other school -based assessments. We...