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Torres: Federal Section 8 initiative would cripple thousands of New York City families

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08/22/2016

... Federal Section 8 initiative would cripple thousands of New York City families It has been said that history ... have seen record levels of homelessness on the streets, in the shelters and...

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Housing and Homelessness

Stonewall Community Foundation Is Key Funder of Trans and Queer Storytelling

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12/09/2016

Stonewall Community Foundation Is Key Funder of Trans and Queer Storytelling Time magazine declared a “transgender tipping point” in 2014 when it featured actress Laverne Cox on its cover. In the...

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Leon Levy Foundation Funds Civil War Brooklyn Historical Research via the BAM Online Archive

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08/14/2017

... go online — especially for the enthusiastic digger of sometimes obscure history. Brooklyn history buffs have a new source of information (and distraction) thanks to the Brooklyn ... Academy of...

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NYPD Boss James O’Neill Vacated Guilty Verdict Against Officer Accused Of Using Banned Chokehold: Sources

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08/29/2017

... O’Neill Vacated Guilty Verdict Against Officer Accused Of Using Banned Chokehold: Sources The secret is out — at ... recently overturned a guilty verdict against an officer in a department misconduct trial...

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Justice Reform

Harrowing Journeys: Children and Youth on The Move Across The Mediterranean Sea, At Risk of Trafficking and Exploitation

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09/12/2017

... Youth on The Move Across The Mediterranean Sea, At Risk of Trafficking and Exploitation Young migrants and refugees ... or secure better futures – and face staggering risks in the process. For 17-year old...

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Children, Youth and Families

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International/Foreign Affairs

NYPD Releases Video of Fatal Police Shooting of Armed Mentally Ill Man

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09/15/2017

NYPD Releases Video of Fatal Police Shooting of Armed Mentally Ill Man CIVIC ... a man armed with a knife and a fake gun after a standoff in his Eastchester apartment. Miguel Richards, 31, can be...

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Open Society Research Looks at New Technology Predicting Recidivism Without Being Racist

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09/25/2017

... into a room where bail will be assigned to you — likely in a matter of seconds — by a bail magistrate or a judge who has access ... someone who can’t post cash bail, you’ll await trial in a...

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Opinion: Powered by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender

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09/25/2017

Opinion: Powered by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender Attacks on women and gender ... or seeking to ban transgender people from enlisting in the military, this...

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Gender Justice

How America Gives Special Report: Breaking the Charity Habit

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10/03/2017

... year, the charity world waits eagerly for the announcement of how much individual Americans gave to charity. And each ... Yet fewer Americans appear to be giving to charity. In 2015, only 24 percent of...

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David Geffen Criticizes ‘Shameful’ Lack of Support for Concert Hall

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10/05/2017

David Geffen Criticizes ‘Shameful’ Lack of Support for Concert Hall The media mogul David Geffen, one ... institutions to downsize their ambitions. Mr. Geffen, in a telephone interview, was searing and candid...

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Atlantic Philanthropies and Ford Foundation Funded Lynching Memorial and Slavery Museum Sets April Opening

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11/14/2017

... victims and a new museum dedicated to slavery on April 26 in Montgomery. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice ... have interactive content that confronts visitors with some of the nation's arduous...

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Social Justice

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The Commonwealth Fund Supports Tool to Encourage Patient Contribution to Clinical Notes

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12/08/2017

... Funded by The Commonwealth Fund, OurNotes is an extension of the nationwide OpenNotes, a movement to offer patients ... with their doctors, according to a study published in the Annals of...

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Health

The Whiting Foundation Announces The 2018 Whiting Award Winners

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03/22/2018

... Announces The 2018 Whiting Award Winners The winners of the 2018 Whiting Awards don't have much of a track record. ... a list that spans fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama in its bid...

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Johnson Family Foundation Welcomes New Executive Director

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08/06/2018

... said JFF Board Chair, James M. Johnson. “Both of these leaders have records of significant achievement in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors and share JFF’s ... tenure at JFF began on...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Donates $50 million to Fight Opioid Epidemic

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11/30/2018

... years it will help up to 10 states address the causes of opioid addiction and strengthen prevention and treatment ... on record. It said those numbers are a leading factor in the decline of U...

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Rini Banerjee Welcomed as New President of The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

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12/10/2018

Rini Banerjee Welcomed as New President of The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation The Jessie Smith Noyes ... deep commitment to social justice that we were looking for in our next president,” said Steven Godeke, Chair...

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