Charles Nuñez, Community Advocate at Youth Represent, Was Only 17 but Charged as an Adult
Release Date:
05/10/2016
... out of one nightmare into another as the criminal justice system continued to punish him in innumerable ways, including ...
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Joan Guzik Joins United Hospital Fund as Director, Quality Improvement of the Quality Institute
Release Date:
01/19/2017
... organization working to build a more effective health care system for every New Yorker. About the Quality Institute: The ...
Rachel Block Joins Milbank Memorial Fund as Program Officer
Release Date:
04/03/2017
An independent consultant who worked for the Fund and other organizations focusing on federal and state health policy issues, she has served in numerous executive roles in the public and private sectors, most recently spearheading development of New...
Abraham Paulous Challenges the Immigration to Incarceration Pipeline
Release Date:
04/06/2017
Abraham Paulous, Executive Director of Families for Freedom, tracks the concepts of “citizenship,” “documentation,” and the changing face of immigration throughout American history. He shares his own experience as an Eritrean refugee and his time at...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Cities' Ability to Tap Into Big Data
Release Date:
04/26/2017
Mobile data collection is helping Mobile, Alabama and Los Angeles clean up city streets
As Schools Adopt Social-Emotional Programs, A New Guide Funded by the Wallace Foundation Offers Help
Release Date:
05/17/2017
... about student mental health and a new accountability system that calls for schools to do a better job for the ...
AARP, Commonwealth Fund Release State Scorecard on Long-Term Services and Supports for Seniors
Release Date:
06/15/2017
Washington State and Minnesota are top-ranked states again, but all states lag in helping care for the growing populations of people aging and living with disabilities.
Ford Foundation's Darren Walker on the Perils of Meritocracy
Release Date:
06/30/2017
... on democracy has been built, and continues to rest, on a system that ensures that talent and hard work will be ...
Hilton Foundation Awards $25.5M in Grants in Q2 '17, Approves New Foster Youth Strategy
Release Date:
07/19/2017
The board of directors of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation announced today that it approved 31 grants totaling $25.5 million during the second quarter of 2017. The board also approved a new five-year strategy for the Foster Youth Strategic Initiative.
NY Women’s Foundation: $2.4 Million in Grants to Address Needs of Women & Families in New York City
Release Date:
07/24/2017
The New York Women’s Foundation announced a total of $2,400,000 in grants awarded to 37 organizations working to promote economic security and justice for women and families throughout New York City.
Seeking Just & Sustainable Communities: Surdna Foundation Awards Grants Totaling $14 Million
Release Date:
07/26/2017
The New York City-based Surdna Foundation awarded 72 grants totaling more than $14 million to organizations working to foster just and sustainable communities in the United States.
NoVo Foundation: Seeking LOIs for Radical Hope Fund to Support Strategies for Transformation
Release Date:
07/31/2017
The NoVo Foundation is seeking Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) for its Radical Hope Fund to support efforts that are bold and imaginative, focused on building the required movements, with efforts that will springboard communities forward in this moment of...
Hilton Foundation Follows a Familiar—and Promising—Playbook in Tackling a Debilitating Disease
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... MS, which is a debilitating disease of the nervous system . Current research suggests that the condition is ...
Peterson Foundation On New Tax Reform Framework
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... are right to pursue tax reform urgently, because our system is complex, unfair, and anti-competitive. But in order ...
Childcare Hasn’t Gained Much Traction with Funders. Who's Trying to Change That?
Release Date:
09/29/2017
Childcare is out of reach for working families, but few funders have stepped in to fill the gap.
Millions In Grants Have Gone to Teacher Preparation. What's Needed Now?
Release Date:
09/29/2017
... known that one of the keys to a high-quality education system are excellent teachers. Research has consistently ...
Why Oklahoma has the Highest Female Incarceration Rate in the Country
Release Date:
10/06/2017
... the top reasons women enter the state's criminal justice system . And, they're staying longer. Stephens County, a .....
NYSHealth Selects Seven Hospitals to Receive Grant Funds to Implement OpenNotes
Release Date:
10/12/2017
NYSHealth Selects Seven Hospitals to Receive Grant Funds to Implement OpenNotes The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) has selected seven hospitals across the State for grant awards totaling nearly $900,000 to help them...
Underwritten by JPB Foundation, New York City’s Libraries Will Forgive All Children’s Fines
Release Date:
10/19/2017
On Thursday, the city’s three library systems — the New York Public Library, which serves Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island; the Queens Library; and the Brooklyn Public Library — will forgive all fines for children 17 and under and unblock...
Russell Sage Foundation Author James Rosenbaum, Writes About Alternatives To Four-Year College Degrees
Release Date:
10/23/2017
... if tests were the key to success.The nation’s education system has become an SAT rat race in which youth are judged ...