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Proteus Fund Announces a New Funder Collaborative to Oppose the Use of Religious Exemptions to Undermine Fundamental Rights

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03/16/2017

... Announces a New Funder Collaborative to Oppose the Use of Religious Exemptions to Undermine Fundamental Rights The ... grantmaking fund that opposes the inappropriate use of religious exemptions to curtail...

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

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Social Justice

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Surdna, JPB Foundations Provide Grants to Help Low-Income Communities Access Solar+Storage Solutions

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03/29/2017

... Group’s Resilient Power Leadership Initiative, as part of the Resilient Power Project, to build their organizational capacity on the benefits of solar and energy storage (solar+storage) technologies. ... most...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Alarming Number of Young Girls in Mexico Are Forced to Marry, Ford-Funded Report Finds

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05/04/2017

Alarming Number of Young Girls in Mexico Are Forced to Marry, Ford-Funded ... of thousands of young girls in Mexico are being forced into marriages with older men, a new report...

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Gender Justice

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The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Grants to Organizations Supporting and Defending LGBTQ Community

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06/23/2017

... Foundation announced today that it will be making grants of $100,000 each to the New York City LGBT Community Center, ... use the funds at their discretion to provide a variety of legal, advocacy, and social...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Gender Justice

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Trump's DACA Decision Could Strip Thousands In New York Of Medicaid Coverage

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09/06/2017

Trump's DACA Decision Could Strip Thousands In New York Of Medicaid Coverage The Trump administration’s decision to ... for Childhood Arrivals program could strip thousands of New Yorkers of...

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Immigration

New Study Shows Organic Farming Traps Carbon in Soil to Combat Climate Change

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09/12/2017

... Change When it comes to mitigating the worst impacts of climate change, keeping excess carbon out of the atmosphere is the prime target for improving the health of our...

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Environment and Climate Change

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U.S. Median Income Hit $59,039 in 2016, The Highest Ever Reported by Census Bureau

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09/12/2017

... Bureau reported Tuesday. Median income is a key measure of the economic health of the U.S. middle class, which struggled during the slow ...

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Economic Security

Amid Hurricane Chaos, Domestic Abuse Victims Risk Being Overlooked

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09/12/2017

... stability and routine. But during catastrophes, victims of domestic violence face a unique challenge: seeking safety ... but domestic violence survivors face a “double whammy” of escaping the danger of...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Experts Recommend Baseline Concussion Tests for Student Athletes

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09/19/2017

... silent epidemic. As student athletes begin the next season of activities, experts say parents should get their children ... for brain injury before they even step on the field. Health reporter Erin Billups has...

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Education

Buffalo School Administrators Get New Contract Amid Fiscal Warning

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09/21/2017

... first time, it also requires contributions toward their health insurance. The deal also came with some caution for the cash-strapped school district. The Buffalo Board of Education Wednesday approved, 8-0, a...

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Gates Commits $20 Million to Women's Groups

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09/21/2017

... said the money will support research, training, and groups of other donors already active in the field. It will also be ... in the developing world. While the money is a tiny slice of the foundation’s more...

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More Than 1 Million People Uprooted From Their Homes By Lingering Violence In Kasai, DRC

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09/26/2017

... in several towns and villages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC’s) conflict-hit Kasai region. More ... year in Kasai. The displacement, destruction and looting of homes, health...

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As Deaths Mount, Scrutiny of NYPD Response to ‘Emotionally Disturbed Persons’

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09/27/2017

As Deaths Mount, Scrutiny of NYPD Response to ‘Emotionally Disturbed Persons’ At a ... New York City Council members discussed the effectiveness of NYPD responses to “emotionally disturbed person” (EDP) .....

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Justice Reform

Researchers: Supporting Teenage Girls Requires More Than Pads

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10/06/2017

... a menstrual pad…” In all seriousness, the reproductive health of girls and women around the world is at stake, and ... countries. Researchers highlighted the necessity of having teachers who...

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Gender Justice

City Signs Exclusive Deal With Pharmaceutical Firm for Anti-Overdose Drug

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10/10/2017

... Drug The city and state announced Monday that they entered into an exclusive one-year deal with the makers of an anti-overdose drug to quicken the time it takes to get ... the drug naloxone this year, while...

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Trump Administration Rolls Back Birth Control Mandate

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10/10/2017

... Trump administration on Friday moved to expand the rights of employers to deny women insurance coverage for ... transgender people. The twin actions, by the Department of Health and Human...

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World Bank Withholds Myanmar Funding, but Some Call for Sanctions

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10/13/2017

... to the “violence, destruction and forced displacement of the Rohingya,” it will delay the release of a $200 million loan planned for Myanmar. The money was ... and has “strengthened” its engagement in “...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Ford Foundation to Support 'Student-Centered' Learning Systems

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10/26/2017

... communities that propose new ideas for meeting the needs of diverse student populations. "This approach emphasizes the needs and interests of students over institutions, combining quality educational...

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New NYSHealth Video: "Building a Healthier Brownsville"

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11/20/2017

... a Healthier Brownsville" Brownsville, Brooklyn, is one of six communities that NYSHealth is supporting through its ... in density but rural in its disconnectedness from the rest of New York City,...

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