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Back-and-Forth on DACA Leaves Young Immigrants ‘Just Dangling’

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09/25/2017

... and lets them work legally in this country. They have felt a whiplash of emotions since Sept. 5, when, after ... a deal with Mr. Trump to preserve the program, only to have the White House deny it. . . Back-...

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Bloomberg-supported Cities Work on Assembling the Open Government Puzzle

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09/27/2017

... in an age of such abundance. But amid the internet' s vast and churning piles of information, there are pieces ... government and its surrounding community of technologists have increasingly demonstrated...

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After School Stabbing, Parents Ask: Where Were Metal Detectors?

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09/28/2017

... about those metal detectors in these schools that have high school kids,” said Tammy Carey, a mother who ... officials agreed that such weapon-scanning devices would have intercepted the spring-loaded...

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Education

The Fatal Stabbing In A Bronx Classroom Was Horrific — But Also Extremely Rare

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09/28/2017

... Conservation are still coming in, but city officials have confirmed that two teenage students were stabbed during ... for 25 years, officials said. And though Wednesday’ s events have put...

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New Census Figures Offer Hope in Buffalo's Fight Against Child Poverty

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10/02/2017

New Census Figures Offer Hope in Buffalo' s Fight Against Child Poverty While poverty remains a big ... said Mayor Byron W. Brown. "The collaborative plan that we have put in place in the city is helping...

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Immigration Agents Arrest Hundreds in Sweep of Sanctuary Cities

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10/03/2017

... said give sanctuary to undocumented immigrants who have committed crimes. ICE officials said that the sweep, ... a stinging rebuke to sanctuary cities, several of which have passed ordinances or policies...

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Building Bridges between Scared Immigrant Communities and Police

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10/06/2017

... Communities and Police Immigrant communities in general have a fear of police interactions, but this fear has been ... reported in these communities, and recent statistics have unfortunately proven this true...

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Disabled Parents Sue New York City Over Child Removals

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10/10/2017

... ages 2 and 3, and parents like her. Child welfare workers have removed Shantell’ s three children from her care at various times, beginning in ... ability to parent. With the help of lawyers, Shantell’...

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As Youth Giving Since 2001 Totals $19M, Brooklyn Community Foundation CEO Reiterates the Importance of a Youth-Led Strategy

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12/11/2017

... a Youth-Led Strategy Philanthropists under the age of 30 have given a total of more than $19 million since 2001 ... the challenges they face every day growing up in Brooklyn' s neighborhoods as they...

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The Donors' Education Collaborative in The New York Community Trust Gives $740,000

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01/16/2018

... for all students; and work to ensure that schools have the funding they need. "New York City' s public schools have improved over the last two decades, but progress has .....

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The Whiting Foundation Announces The 2018 Whiting Award Winners

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03/22/2018

... Award Winners The winners of the 2018 Whiting Awards don't have much of a track record. None on this list has the ... don't even have a second book to their names. But that' s...

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Nina Stack Joins Champlain Foundation as Executive Director

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04/17/2018

... announcement in prepared remarks: “We are thrilled to have Nina joining us as our new executive director. … Her ... in grant making will enable The Champlin Foundation to have an even greater impact in...

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Harriet and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Announces $12 Million Grant to Make Camps More Accessible

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10/05/2018

... “We do not want parents of children with disabilities to have to choose between giving them the meaningful experience of Jewish camp or supporting their children’ s needs. With this initiative, we hope to...

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ASPCA Assists Nearly 600 Animals Displaced by Hurricane Michael

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10/30/2018

... disasters as destructive as Hurricane Michael occur, it’ s essential that animal welfare agencies collaborate to care ... lost pets with their families during a time when residents have already lost so much.”...

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Surdna Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, Prudential, Among Foundations Leading the Way in Impact Investing and Racial Equity

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02/26/2019

... the last several years, as foundations and their partners have committed more of their assets to social and ... a central part of the impact investing movement. That’ s why MIE recently started on its own...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Adds Olga Viso, Stephen Pitti, Cathy Davidson as Fellows

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04/03/2019

... and now senior advisor for Arizona State University’ s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts on a recently instituted partnership with James Turrell’ s Roden Crater. Each fellow serves for a period of 12...

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Announcing the 2019 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Recipients

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08/12/2019

... Andrew Carnegie. The announcement was made at Carnegie’ s ancestral home in Dunfermline, Scotland. Carnegie remains ... more than 20 institutions which continue their founder’ s mission to achieve “real and...

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New Staff and Promotions at The New York Community Trust

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12/19/2019

... Community Trust A New Communications Director Joins City’ s Community Foundation; Five Promotions Are Announced. (New ... served as communications director at Harlem Children’ s Zone. Additionally, the...

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Sarah Brennan Joins Rockefeller Family Fund as Associate Director

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03/02/2022

... first day at RFF will be March 11. “We’re thrilled to have Sarah join our team,” said RFF director Lee Wasserman. ... Family Fund, the Funder Collaborative on Oil and Gas’ s main contributors include Bloomberg...

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