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Continuing a legacy of solving food insecurity
An interview with Leslie Gordon, president of Food Bank for New York City
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Opinion: New York City should give human services workers a pay raise
This vital work serves as the backbone to so many lives in the city.
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Ukrainian aid nonprofit redefines charity as 'cool'
The Sunflower Network fundraises using a pop-up approach to sell art and clothing
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Opinion: Albany, stop making excuses for keeping basement homes unsafe
Here are the facts that debunk myths about these dwellings
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Opinion: Jails cannot fix our mental health care crisis
Here’s a list of proven solutions that offer more effective results through community-based resources
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Opinion: Pride is reproductive freedom
Celebrate this month by affirming services and intersectional movements for reproductive health, rights, and justice that center LGBTQ+ communities.
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FPWA presents: New study finds NYC faced a fiscal cliff as COVID-19 relief funding expired
Here’s a close look at our funding analysis of the city’s human services agencies during fiscal year ‘22.
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Bronx Fashion Week helps celebrate Pride with designer Victor Lopez at the New York Botanical Garden
The nonprofit hosted the event with an all-LGBTQ+ and all-BIPOC production team
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Interview: Conquering procurement reform
A discussion with Jennifer Geiling, former executive director of the Nonprofit Resiliency Committee formed in 2016 by Mayor Bill de Blasio
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Survey: Some asylum-seeker parents haven’t been able to get their children enrolled in NYC schools
The study by Make the Road New York and Hester Street also found migrants faced hurdles finding lawyers and getting transportation, among other needs.
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Philanthropy organizations call on Adams administration to reverse proposed cuts to programming at Rikers Island
The New York Youth Justice Initiative is pushing back on a plan to have the Department of Correction take over the services
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Student Essay: What makes an effective political ad campaign
A look at advertisements used by Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and Hubert Humphrey.
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Fountain House advocates for greater support for people living with serious mental illness
The nonprofit’s CEO, employees and members championed the organization’s clubhouse model and stressed its potential for bettering the mental health care system
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Opinion: Investing in opportunity through inclusive 529 college savings plans
Here’s how to make the program more equitable.
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Opinion: Cuts to programming that helps people incarcerated at Rikers Island are shortsighted
The Department of Correction wants to eliminate $17 million in jail-based programs
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Report: 61% of Asian Americans who have had an abortion experienced at least one community related barrier
A study by the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum and Ibis Reproductive Health captures the abortion experience amongst Asian Americans.
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2023 Nonprofit Trailblazers Awards honorees
These leaders have spent their careers improving New York City and state.
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Nonprofits receive more than $35 million in support AAPI New Yorkers
The funding, through a partnership led by The Asian American Foundation, will go towards promoting public safety and small businesses after the recent spike in anti-Asian hate.
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Opinion: Eric Adams’ proposed budget for youth-related programs won’t meet the demand providers will face
Nonprofits are already being underpaid for the afterschool, summer youth employment and community center services they provide.
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