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Brooklyn-based mentoring program for at-risk youth ends due to budget cuts

The community-based Next STEPS aimed to promote education, employment, health services, family engagement and civic participation.

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Building YIMBY support for affordable housing in NYC

A discussion with Annemarie Gray, executive director of the nonprofit Open New York.

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OPINION: Why the 90% deserve a hand up, not a handout

Here’s how a non-profit works with high-potential entrepreneurs to make America a land of opportunity for all.

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Opinion: New York has a long way to go on wrongful convictions

Legislation approved by the state Senate and Assembly would create a working pathway to exoneration in our state.

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Report: NYC’s 3-K allowed for more moms to enter labor force

The findings came from a new poverty tracker launched by the Robin Hood Foundation and Columbia University.

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Hochul launches $60 million infrastructure investment program for nonprofits

Eligible organizations will receive grants ranging from $50,000 to $500,000 for the completion of small and large scale construction projects.

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Commentary: Parenting from behind bars

How a nonprofit helps incarcerated women continue being mothers

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What it takes to get a disorder recognized

How a nonprofit was created to build a community for children with Non-Verbal Learning Disability

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More severe weather in NYC could have hidden dire effects, here’s how we can build resilience

A collaboration of government and nonprofit institutions could mitigate the economic and social effects of climate change.

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Are nonprofits the permanent government of New York City?

Current and former executives, as well as others in high-ranking positions in philanthropy and government, weigh in on the question, holding organizations accountable and more.

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Helping kids post-COVID-19: A Q&A with Partnership With Children’s new CEO Wesner Pierre

The exec looks back at his own childhood and can relate to the challenges New York City’s youth face moving forward from the pandemic.

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GED test center for people with disabilities opens in NYC

The Lower Manhattan facility operated by the nonprofit Institute for Career Development is equipped with both general and specific assistive technology.

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New York Blood Center welcomes newly eligible LGBTQ+ donors

The move comes after the Food and Drug Administration issued its final guidance on a screening process that is not based on sexual or gender identity.

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Nonprofit delivers books – and access to information – to those in prison

How a couple of public defenders and their seven-year-old organization joined other groups in sending thousands of titles to incarcerated individuals.

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How to achieve equity in the face of climate change and bridge the gap in New York's lower-income communities

It’s a moral imperative and strategic investment that provides a lifeline to improved health, resilience, and economic opportunities

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Mission-aligned nonprofits equals success, here’s how

Organizations that stray away from their overarching mission threaten to alienate donors and make decision-making difficult.

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College admissions, post-affirmative action

PeerForward CEO Gary Linnen discusses his work helping students of color into higher education in an interview with New York Nonprofit Media.

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Formerly incarcerated and fighting for prison reform

Jose Hamza Saldana, director of Release Aging People in Prison, in a conversation with New York Nonprofit Media, discusses how to effect change in the face of an Albany scared of seeming soft on crime.

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Youth-serving nonprofits denounce termination of Next STEPS

The mentoring program focuses on youth in NYCHA developments that were identified in Mayor Eric Adams' Blueprint for Community Safety as the most impacted communities in the city.