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NYC Schools Chief Vows to Preserve Number of Gifted Programs and Their Exams

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06/17/2014

... Fariña plans to preserve the hallmarks of New York City’ s gifted programs, the immensely popular classes and schools that draw high achievers but have been criticized as shutting out low-...

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Century Foundation Report: Toward a More Secure Retirement for Domestic Workers

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09/14/2017

... even more so for workers in the gig economy, who often have far fewer benefits through their work. Yet domestic ... them even less likely than others in the gig economy to have access to workplace supports...

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De Blasio Wants To Install 1,000 Electric-Car Charging Stations By 2020

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... Stations By 2020 Mayor de Blasio on Wednesday rolled out a $10 million plan to install as many as 1,000 new ... throughout the city by 2020. The plan, which aims to have one new charging hub in each borough by...

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Presidential Advisers on Black, Latino, and Asian Students Say Trump Admin. Ignoring Them

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10/03/2017

... Islander students in K-12 schools and on college campuses have not met since President Donald Trump took office in January. Although members of the groups have reached out , the White House...

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New Video From Chasing The Dream, Supported By The JPB and Ford Foundations

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02/21/2018

... Dream, Supported By The JPB and Ford Foundations There’ s a lot of work being done to help people who have served time in prison, to build a life when they get out , to find guidance and...

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Freedom Together Foundation

Remembering Janet Kelley

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02/03/2020

... that we share the incredibly sad news of Janet Kelley’ s passing on Thursday, January 23rd, 2020 after a long ... together to better serve youth and families. Janet threw out a wide net including as many as...

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Appointments & Transitions

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United Hospital Fund Releases Report Finding Wide Variation in Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescribing for NYS Medicaid Patients

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06/22/2018

... antibiotic prescribing patterns among New York State’ s Medicaid population, released today by United Hospital ... race/ethnicity, county of residence, and individual insurance plans. The report, The Right...

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Henry Street Settlement Debuts Neighborhood Center in Historic Firehouse with Support from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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10/29/2019

... at 269 Henry St., adjacent to the settlement house’ s historic headquarters. Engine Company 15 vacated the ... etc.), affordable housing counseling, employment services, health insurance...

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Research for a 21st Century Child Welfare System

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03/24/2022

... Programs. The outcomes for children and families who have contact with our child protection system (CPS) continue ... protective services and prevention of foster care, and out of home care. To carry ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Casey Family Programs

William T. Grant Foundation

Family Foundations Prepare for the Next Generation

Release Date:

02/08/2013

... and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy that looks at how younger generations feel about philanthropy. As parents, we worry about our children. And if we have more than one, we worry about how...

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Family Foundation

Alfred P. Sloan Study Finds Possible Solutions to Sleep Disorders and Depression

Release Date:

06/09/2017

... P. Sloan study identified a group of neurons that may have implications for treating sleep and neuropsychiatric ... disorders. Researchers wanted to know: How do we overcome tiredness in the face of a looming...

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Aetna Foundation's Garth Graham honored for Philanthropy Leadership by National Medical Fellowships.

Release Date:

04/16/2014

... continuing leadership in advancing community and national health initiatives that aim to improve health equity in ... industry, the deans and diversity officers of New York' s medical...

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The Today Show Discusses Long-Term Care with United Hospital Fund's Carol Levine

Release Date:

12/11/2014

... Show Discusses Long-Term Care with United Hospital Fund' s Carol Levine Long-term care doesn't mean just a nursing home anymore. Now, most people have long-term care at home or in an assisted-living...

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William T. Grant Foundation-Funded Study Examines the Consequences of Childhood Bullying

Release Date:

05/01/2015

... that the consequences from being bullied by peers may have a greater impact on mental health in adulthood than originally thought. What’ s more, the impact may even be worse long-term for...

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United Hospital Fund Explores the Struggles of Family Caregiving

Release Date:

07/31/2015

... said Carol Levine, director of the families and health care project at the United Hospital Fund, a non-profit ... detrimental effects on caregivers’ mental and physical health , financial status, employment and...

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09 Oct 2014

Mission and Impact Investing: Overcoming Resistance and Getting Started - Webinar

Thursday, October 9, 2014 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... and operations with their mission and objectives. How can you engage your board in a thoughtful conversation ... of the best ways to get started with impact investing, and how do family foundations, especially...

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Pound Foolish

Release Date:

09/22/2017

... to nutritious food. For nearly four decades, the food bank have provided a vital link between food and families in need. ... the food ecosystem for low-income America. Food banks have largely defined their...

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Food Systems

07 Nov 2019

Redistricting in 2021: Will the Fair Map Movement Catch On?

Thursday, November 7, 2019 -

11:30am to 2:00pm

... nationwide, with a special focus on New York State’ s special challenges. And we will consider what ... out two days prior to the program.** Explore: When and how can different types of...

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29 Nov 2011

Time as a Tool: Strategies for Transforming Schools through Time

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... into the 21st century, there is still no consensus about how to use time so that it actually serves as this valuable ... successful practices in reconceiving time in (and out ) of schools, and lay out...

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05 Oct 2017

Pulling Back the Curtain: Philanthropy’s Role in Bridging Research, Policy, and Practice to Improve Early Childhood Education

Thursday, October 5, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... Join us for a conversation where we explore philanthropy’ s role in funding early childhood research-policy partnerships and how the Foundation for Child Development’ s (the Foundation) .....

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