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

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01/25/2017

... Education Many residents in New Cassel living below the federal poverty line have limited access to fresh food at a reasonable price. EAC Network’ s new Fresh from the Garden Senior Initiative aims to ...

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Food Systems

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Here Are 5 Things To Know About The ESSA Plan New York Is Sending To Betsy Devos

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09/11/2017

... ESSA Plan New York Is Sending To Betsy Devos New York’ s top education policymakers are set to approve a major plan ... struggling, and several other key education policies. The federal Every Student Succeeds...

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U.S. Seeks Decades in Prison for Ex-Rikers Guard in Fatal Beating

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09/12/2017

U. S . Seeks Decades in Prison for Ex-Rikers Guard in Fatal Beating Federal prosecutors on Monday asked a judge to sentence a ... evidence at the trial, which ended in December. . . U. S . Seeks...

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Backs the Bernie Sanders 'Medicare For All' Bill

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09/13/2017

... the health care program for the elderly, run through the federal government, to everyone. Universal health care ...

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N.Y., Pa., and Del. Move Toward Delaware River Frack Ban

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09/14/2017

... from New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. The commission' s federal representative, the U. S . Army Corps of Engineers, voted against the ban, while the .....

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NY Bans State Agencies from Questioning Immigration Status

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09/18/2017

... or state officers from inquiring about or sharing a person' s immigration status. Under the new rule, the state police ... agencies will not be allowed to ask about a person' s right to be in the...

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In Canada, Climate Change Could Open New Farmland To The Plow

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09/25/2017

As global warming intensifies droughts and floods, causing crop failures, Canada may see something different: a farming expansion.

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Podcast: Nonprofit Organizations Fighting for The Affordable Care Act

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09/28/2017

... join us to talk about their efforts at the state and federal levels to support health care legislation that is ...

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Following Years Of Political Tumult, Charters Are A Non-Issue In Mayoral Race

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10/10/2017

Four years later, as the mayor coasts toward reelection, he isn’t saying much of anything about charters.

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Education

Casey Family Programs Played Key Role In Changing Foster Care Forever

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04/12/2018

... years after Wyden launched an overhaul of the country’ s foster care system, the bipartisan legislation he had ... Orrin Hatch, a Utah Republican. The measure would free up federal funds to help families at...

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Fewer Rocks & a Traffic Light = Greater Effectiveness & More Success

Release Date:

12/14/2010

... grantees. This simpler, streamlined due diligence process increases the probability of grantee success. Equally ... process with the help of KrasnePlows . The project’ s impetus came when Wellspring realized...

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Centering Racial Equity for Generational Impact

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06/24/2021

... better is not enough to do better, which CEP’ s research also implies. Instead, being in supportive ... and why it has been central to the evolution of GEO’ s work. Historical Context: Recognize the Legacy of...

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Elevating Feminist Leadership and Thought on International Women's Day

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03/08/2023

... Feminist Leadership and Thought on International Women' s Day By: Sarah Edkins, Director of Communications, ... Brothers Fund. March 8 is International Women’ s Day. First recognized by the United Nations...

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Student Debt and Social Justice: Five Things You Should Know

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09/10/2014

... This post originally appeared on the Ford Foundation' s Equals Change blog. It’ s that time of year again: My son starts fourth grade today ... people. A new nationally representative survey by the...

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Children, Youth and Families

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A Critical Catalyst: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy

Release Date:

01/30/2013

... issues that came up during the course of the Commission’ s analysis: 1. Evacuation s . Evacuation policy during Hurricane Sandy was generally ... planning. 4. Incident Command and Coordination . The ...

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With Greater Commitment, Funders Can Solve the Healthcare Workforce Crisis

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10/26/2016

... has played a crucial role in expanding America’ s healthcare workforce, but greater commitment among donors ... by 2025,8 especially in acute primary care, as today’ s medical students, facing high tuition and...

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Germany Provides One Example for Ending the Cycle of Homelessness to Prison

Release Date:

04/18/2017

... to incarceration cycle. At Philanthropy New York’ s Prison is the Most Unaffordable Housing program, panelists ... individuals are back on the street. So what’ s currently in place to address these issues?...

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The David Rockefeller Fund

14 Jun 2018

Policy Core Course 2018 - June 14th Sessions

Thursday, June 14, 2018 -

9:00am to 12:45pm

... in part because there are significant differences between federal laws and New York State and City laws that could ... requirements. Back by popular demand, this year’ s redesigned course consolidates much of...

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Social Justice

28 Jun 2018

Policy Core Course 2018 - June 28th Sessions

Thursday, June 28, 2018 -

9:00am to 12:15pm

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Social Justice

CUNY Receives $10 Million from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Expand Pandemic and Racial Justice Initiatives

Release Date:

08/13/2020

... to CUNY in its 45-year history of supporting the nation’ s leading urban public university. The funds will advance CUNY’ s programs in Black, race, and ethnic studies and the ... studies. Students who are...