Rockefeller, Surdna Grantees Named "Champions of Change"
Release Date:
07/22/2014
... and Christine Owens is executive director of the National Employment Law Project, a leading workers’ rights advocacy ...
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Commonwealth Fund Survey Shows Adults Skip Doctor Visits Due to Cost
Release Date:
01/01/2015
Four in 10 working-age adults skipped some kind of care because of the cost.
Rockefeller Foundation Taps Skilled Workforce in Kenya
Release Date:
02/17/2015
... but disadvantaged youth in Africa to sustainable digital employment opportunities and skills training. The ...
Weinberg Foundation Launches Workforce Leadership Academy in Baltimore
Release Date:
06/08/2015
... to better meet the needs of low-income individuals seeking employment in Baltimore. The program is scheduled to conclude ...
United Hospital Fund Explores the Struggles of Family Caregiving
Release Date:
07/31/2015
... mental and physical health, financial status, employment and on other family relationships have been well ...
Twenty-Seven Foundation Executives Call for President Obama to 'Ban the Box'
Release Date:
08/14/2015
... Justice described his journey from incarceration to decent employment . In the 1990s, Atkinson was arrested on drug ...
Citi Foundation, America’s Promise Award $3 Million for Youth
Release Date:
08/27/2015
One-year grants of $250,000 each were awarded through the Youth Opportunity Fund, part of the Citi Foundation's Pathways to Progress initiative.
Century Foundation Report Examines The Real Value of What Students Do in College
Release Date:
02/26/2016
As part of its College Completion report series, Robert Shireman, senior fellow at The Century Foundation, writes about the state of college education, including improved focus on learning as opposed to drop out rates, and what can be done to remedy...
NYCT, Jonas Center, John A. Hartford and Edna McConnell Clark Foundations Highlighted in Health Affairs
Release Date:
07/20/2016
... The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that employment of registered nurses (RNs) is expected to increase ...
City Council to Examine Young Men's Initiative Funded by Bloomberg and Open Society Foundations
Release Date:
09/21/2016
... and the consequences most harmful: education, health, employment , and the justice system.” The program was ...
NYSHealth Supports Survey That Unveils Strong Appetite For Health Insurance Info—As Early As High School
Release Date:
10/13/2016
In a nationwide consumer survey conducted this year for FAIR Health by ORC International, 76 percent of respondents felt people should begin understanding health insurance plans before or during high school or college.
Former Obama Chief of Staff Denis McDonough Joins Markle Foundation
Release Date:
02/15/2017
... The organization is putting a focus on boosting employment opportunities and expanding job training for ...
Rauch Foundation Hosts 2017 Imagine Awards to Celebrate 'A Community Where Everyone Belongs'
Release Date:
03/06/2017
... adult developmental activities, children’s services, employment services, interpreting services, and supported ...
Citi Foundation and Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund to Increase Summer Job Opportunities in 2017
Release Date:
03/07/2017
... infrastructure of the eight city partners' Summer Youth Employment Programs... Citi Foundation and Cities for .....
Russell Sage Foundation Celebrates 110th Anniversary
Release Date:
04/20/2017
... Pittsburgh Survey, the first major study of the employment and living conditions among the working class in a ...
More Mayors in Rockefeller’s100 Resilient Cities Initiative Are Appointing Chief Resilience Officers
Release Date:
07/28/2017
Three years ago, just four cities affiliated with 100 Resilient Cities employed a "chief resilience officer." As of late July, there were officially 79 within the initiative’s namesake cohort.
Opinion: Nonprofits Have a Big Stake in Overtime-Rules Debate
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... Nonprofits generally express moral support for fair employment standards while they often face what’s become ...
Century Foundation Report: Toward a More Secure Retirement for Domestic Workers
Release Date:
09/14/2017
Domestic workers face particularly tough challenges, since they are often low-income and may be employed by families, making them even less likely than others in the gig economy to have access to workplace supports, writes Shayna Strom of the...
The Fate of NYC’s Undocumented Bakers Could Change the Food Industry
Release Date:
09/15/2017
Recently fired undocumented employees of Tom Cat Bakery are joining with worker advocates to urge the food industry to better protect immigrant workers under the Trump administration.
Bed-Stuy’s Gentrification, Effects On Residents Analyzed In Comptroller’s Report
Release Date:
09/20/2017
... While there has been a surge in new businesses and employment growth, not all have benefitted. . . ...