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US States Embrace Baby Boxes

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09/08/2017

... prenatal checkups is not feasible under the US health care system , so the states of Alabama, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, ...

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NYS Health Foundation Finds Uninsured Rate Fell by 36 Percent After ACA Implemented

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09/15/2017

... and 375,000 more prescriptions through an already taxed VA system . Proposals to repeal the ACA would likely increase ...

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New York Health Foundation

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Aging Out of Foster Care Makes Eating Right a Challenge

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09/18/2017

... prediabetes, but, after several years in the foster care system , he did not know where to start. Turner realized he ...

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The War Against ‘Lunch Shaming’: NYC Joins Growing List of Cities and Districts That Are Rethinking Mealtime

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09/19/2017

... “universal lunch” approach for creating a system that will go beyond lunch balances to also provide for ...

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These Companies Support Climate Action, So Why Are They Funding Opposition To It?

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09/19/2017

... for corporations trying to navigate the political system in a country that's polarized — particularly on .....

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Skoll, Ford and Others Work with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors on How to Listen More to Nonprofits & Speak Less

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09/26/2017

Over the past year, the Skoll, Draper Richards Kaplan, Ford, and Porticus Foundations, working with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, have partnered to investigate how to more effectively apply their resources toward large societal problems like...

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A Think Tank To Benefit Farm Animals

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09/27/2017

... goal of cultivating “a more joyful and resilient food system .” It hopes to support small and mid-sized farms that ...

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Food Systems

Opinion: New York City’s Runaway Homeless Youth Deserve Better Services

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09/28/2017

... youth utilizing New York City's specialized youth shelter system , turning 21 carries a much different and daunting .....

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Housing and Homelessness

Thousands March For Black Women And Racial Justice In D.C., Around The Country

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10/02/2017

The two separate but closely-coordinated events, the March for Black Women (M4BW) and the March for Racial Justice (M4RJ) started at parks near the Capitol before converging to march together to the Department of Justice before descending on the...

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UJA-Federation of New York Receives $20 Million Gift

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10/02/2017

... Kaufmann Campground s (HKC), the largest Jewish day camp system in North America, through support for programming and ...

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Ms. Foundation Seeks to Increase Traction for Childcare Amongst Funders

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10/03/2017

Childcare is out of reach for working families, but few funders have stepped in to fill the gap.

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No State Will Measure Social-Emotional Learning Under ESSA. Will That Slow Its Momentum?

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10/06/2017

... inclusion of such measures in its school accountability system . That raises some new questions: Did backers of ...

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Towards a Fine-Free Future: JPB Foundation Tackles a Barrier to Public Library Engagement

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10/27/2017

... York City-based JPB Foundation. By funding the library system 's surprisingly costly amnesty program, JPB calls to .....

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Commits $5 Million to JDRF T1D Fund

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10/27/2017

The JDRF T1D Fund, a venture philanthropy fund focused on developing life-changing approaches to the prevention and treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D), has announced a $5 million commitment from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.

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The Rockefeller Foundation's Rebuild By Design Project Reveals Proposals From Cities To Protect Them From Next Sandy

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10/30/2017

... $1 billion Big U proposal calls for a 10-mile protective system around the low-lying Manhattan, from west 57th Street ...

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Route Fifty Recognizes Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities at Second Annual Navigator Awards

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11/17/2017

What Works Cities, a Bloomberg Philanthropies-funded program begun in April 2015, was named a 2017 Navigator Award recipient for demonstrable results in performance management, transparency, access to data and the adoption of best practices and data...

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The Rockefeller Foundation, the Open Society Foundation, and the Ford Foundation Working With Rebuild by Design In Puerto Rico

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11/30/2017

The “Resilient Puerto Rico Advisory Commission”—announced on November 16, 2017—will be an independent and inclusive body led by Puerto Ricans and designed to offer recommendations for how to use private, philanthropic, local government, and federal...

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