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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 Apps Are Failing the Usability Test A new UCSF study finds that some of the most popular apps for diabetes, depression and ... popular mHealth apps are basically useless, according to...

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Supported by Simons Foundation, Study Finds Genetics, Early Term Ultrasound Linked to Autism Severity

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09/02/2016

... Autism Research Initiative. The data was derived from 2 ,644 families among 12 research sites across the United States. “There has been a real struggle in why there are so many kids with autism,” ... study...

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United Way of New York City Helps Distribute More Than 100 Backpacks to Brownsville Students

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10/04/2016

United Way of New York City Helps Distribute More Than 100 Backpacks to Brownsville Students Imagine starting your first day of second grade surrounded by Star Wars Storm Troopers, ... heroes and brimming with...

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United Way of New York City

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NYS Health's Derek Coy Explores the Role of Private-Public Partnerships in Serving Veterans

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11/11/2016

NYS Health' s Derek Coy Explores the Role of Private-Public Partnerships ... wisdom propagate the false notion that veterans as a group are broken, it contributes to the stigma many veterans...

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New York Health Foundation

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces Five Organizations Selected to Receive First Spark Prize

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01/10/2017

... to receive its first annual Spark Prize, the only honor of its kind celebrating excellence and impact in Brooklyn’ s thriving nonprofit sector. Each of the five Spark Prize ... Community...

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United Hospital Fund Supports Family Caregiver Centers

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01/18/2017

... Supports Family Caregiver Centers Hospitals are showing a greater interest in family caregivers in part because of new penalties for hospital readmissions, said Jill ... of their families,...

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Geraldine R. Dodge and Silicon Valley Community Foundations Accepted to Knight Community Information Lab

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02/14/2017

... Accepted to Knight Community Information Lab The John S . and James L. Knight Foundation today announced a new opportunity for community and place-based foundations: ... an 18-month lab that will help them get...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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Communications/Media

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Bloomberg, NYS Fund a 9/11 Rescue, Recovery Workers Memorial

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05/31/2017

Bloomberg, NYS Fund a 9/11 Rescue, Recovery Workers Memorial Rescue and recovery ... workers will get a permanent tribute at New York City' s 9/11 memorial, officials said at a...

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With Support from the Simons Foundation, Researchers Uncover Clues About How HIV Virus Mutates

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06/02/2017

... Researchers Uncover Clues About How HIV Virus Mutates A new study published in Cell Host Microbe led by researchers ... all mutations that help the HIV virus evolve away from a single broadly neutralizing...

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Science

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Furthering Conflict with George Soros, Hungary Tightens Rules on Foreign-Funded NGOs

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06/13/2017

... Hungary Tightens Rules on Foreign-Funded NGOs Hungary' s parliament approved on Tuesday strict new rules for non-government organisations with foreign funding in a further escalation of...

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Century Foundation: Why Manufacturing Jobs Are Worth Saving

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06/15/2017

... After decades of decline and political indifference, the U. S . manufacturing is getting fresh attention. “American Manufacturing Is Having ... new investments in the nation’ s...

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Workforce Development

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Staten Island Foundation Supports Worker-Owned Co-Op Businesses Starting Up on Staten Island

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06/20/2017

... putting together final details, before the official launch of two new businesses. “Exciting because we're going to be ... been working for months to get "Love & Learn Childcare," a...

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Gender Justice

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Opinion from NY Community Trust: How Arts And Culture Make New York A Place For All Of Us

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06/21/2017

... NY Community Trust: How Arts And Culture Make New York A Place For All Of Us Ask any New Yorker what makes this city a great place to live, and you will get an earful about the ...

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The New York Community Trust

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Robert Sterling Clark Adopts Trust-Based Grantmaking Model and Garners Thousands of Positive Comments from Nonprofit Community

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08/22/2017

... still angry due to Charlottesville and our president’ s horrifying words that are fueling the rise of neo-Nazis, ... try to move back to grace and humor, but it may take a while. It is...

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How To Balance Policies And Guidelines To Prompt Different Levels Of Employee Engagement

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08/30/2017

... To Prompt Different Levels Of Employee Engagement POLICY: A mandatory, definite course or method of action that all ... or act. e.g. “BRAVE 1. Behaviors to respond to customer' s...

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City Hospital System Is Expanding Children’s Mental Health Programs

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09/06/2017

City Hospital System Is Expanding Children’ s Mental Health Programs Recognizing that negative childhood experiences can affect a person’ s health long into adulthood, New York City’ s...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Brooklyn District Attorney Candidates Differ on Immigration Policy

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09/06/2017

... and bringing charges, during an interview with WNYC' s Brian Lehrer. He said the policy only applies to low-level ... by considering other pleas that result in the same length of sentence. "These low...

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Justice Reform

City Council to Consider Expanding Stays at Shelters for Runaway and Homeless Teens, Young Adults

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09/08/2017

... runaway youth would be able to stay longer in the city’ s crisis shelters under new legislation that will be ...

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Housing and Homelessness

‘I Consider Myself American.’ A New York City Dreamer Reflects on What Losing DACA Would Mean For Him

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09/11/2017

‘I Consider Myself American.’ A New York City Dreamer Reflects on What Losing DACA Would ... a decade ago, and still remembers his first impressions of New York City: towering buildings, modern...

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