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New Research Links Increased Minimum Wage to Reduced Child Maltreatment

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09/13/2017

... provides more evidence that boosting wages can provide health benefits for low-income families. “The results ... increases have beneficial effects on infant and maternal health , adolescent fertility, and other...

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Children, Youth and Families

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NYC Schools Are Inadequate on Sex Education, Stringer Says

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09/15/2017

... and high schools in the city do not have a licensed health education teacher – with most of them being middle ... schools. Also, in middle and high schools, 97 percent of health instructors are not licensed,...

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Education

United Hospital Fund Report on CHIP Finds Sharp Increase in NYS Enrollment

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09/29/2017

... State that may be helpful in your coverage of the issue— it reports that enrollment in the state’s Child Health Plus program, primarily funded by CHIP, jumped by 17 ... from prior years to fund the program,...

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Johnson & Johnson Brings Better Sanitation to Homes in India

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10/06/2017

... is dedicated to crowdfunding to improve global public health . Its latest project will introduce sanitation facilities to improve the health of ... could have lasting consequences for a young...

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Six Winners to Receive Help Setting Up Social Impact Bond Projects

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06/12/2013

The Rockefeller Foundation and the Social Impact Bond Technical Assistance Lab at the Harvard Kennedy School have announced the six winners of a national competition to provide technical assistance to state and local governments looking to develop "...

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Mass. Unveils Biggest U.S. ‘Pay for Success’ Effort

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01/30/2014

Goldman Sachs and five other supporters will invest $18 million in a Massachusetts program to reduce ... WBUR reports. Goldman Sachs and five other supporters will invest $18-million in the program led by Roca, a...

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Justice Reform

Helmsley Charitable Trust-Backed Research Makes Breakthrough in Regenerative Medicine

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05/07/2015

The study by the Salk institute examines stem-cell capabilities.

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Tow Foundation Gives $25M to Barnard for Tech Center

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02/01/2016

... Barnard College, which the Columbia University affiliate will use to build a new teaching center in New York City. The ... center which Barnard says will serve as a springboard for it...

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Supported by Commonwealth Fund, Study Shows Diabetes, Depression Apps Are Failing the Usability Test

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07/18/2016

... diabetes, depression and caregivers are too difficult to use , especially by underserved populations. Some of the most ... Internal Medicine, finds that the apps aren’t easy to use , especially by low-income and...

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With Support From Simons Foundation, Rett Syndrome Study Finds Mechanisms Underlying Its Visual Deficits

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11/02/2016

Understanding the physiological alterations in intact brain circuits in neurodevelopmental disorders is a fundamental challenge for neuroscience.

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Dodge Foundation’s Daggett in NYTimes: Auction of Airwaves Could Transform Media

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11/28/2016

... who rely on antenna reception at a time when most people use cable, satellite or streaming services... Dodge ...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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Communications/Media

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Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Shares New Report on Data-Driven Strategies to Improve Outcomes For Youth

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12/16/2016

... and a peer network. They gained the mastery to collect, use and apply data for ongoing improvement and learning, ...

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Governor Cuomo Announces New Initiatives to Combat Addiction Across New York State

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09/14/2017

... and support services to residents suffering from substance use disorders in underserved communities throughout New York ... also announced new statewide guidance and regulations that will limit patient...

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Salesforce Launches $50 Million Initiative To Fuel Social Impact Startups

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10/03/2017

... a social good movement within the technology sector. Since it was founded in 1999, the cloud computing giant and its ... with philanthropy baked into the company's DNA. Now it 's taking that mission...

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NYers Face Harsher ATM Fees Than Nearly Anyone in Nation, Study Finds

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10/04/2017

... ATM Fees Than Nearly Anyone in Nation, Study Finds If it feels like you're constantly paying more to withdraw your own money from an ATM not affiliated with your bank, it 's not just your imagination...

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Salesforce Launches $50 Million Impact Fund to Invest in Social Change Startup

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10/05/2017

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De Blasio Says No Notice Needed from City when Entire Hotels Get Rented to Shelter the Homeless

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10/13/2017

... the city does not need to provide advance notice when it rents out an entire hotel to use as a homeless shelter. " It really depends on whether something is a temporary action .....

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Leon Levy Foundation Supports Bird Migration Forecasts

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04/27/2018

... “Knowing when and where a large pulse of migrants will pass through is useful for conservation purposes,” ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Animal Welfare

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Rockefeller Foundation Calls for Us to Eat More of What We Grow

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07/20/2018

... already accounts for three-quarters of agricultural land use , two-thirds of agriculture’s carbon footprint, and one-third of water use —while contributing only 37% of total protein ...

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