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County officials call on Hochul to support increased wages for home care workers
40 offices for the aging across the state sent a letter to Gov. Hochul asking she help pass the Fair Pay for Home Care Act
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Advocates urge City Council Speaker Corey Johnson to help end solitary confinement
Advocacy groups rally outside of City Hall to support legislation that will cease solitary confinement, which disproportionately targets Black and Latino populations.
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New York legislators call on other states to expand abortion rights
Elected officials continue to show support for abortion rights in New York amidst attacks in other states
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Sex education initiatives stalled during COVID-19
Reproductive health education in schools have been challenging but efforts have been moved online
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New York State Attorney General Letitia James files amicus brief to protect Title X funding
New York State Attorney General fights for reproductive health care once more
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Organizations push for midwifery birth center bill passage
Gov. Hochul is being urged to sign legislation that targets racial disparities in maternal mortality rates
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State AG finds professional fundraisers kept significant portions of charitable donations in 2020
Charities received two-thirds of donations while professional fundraisers pocket the rest
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Editor’s Note: NYN Media kicks off reimagining with new advisory board
The go-to resource for non-profits in New York now has a panel of professionals to help guide its content amid other exciting changes.
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Opinion: How nonprofits have the power to close New York’s digital divide
The need to close the digital literacy gap that affects low-income New Yorkers, older adults and people of color is vital for the access of essential services and opportunities delivered by nonprofits.
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Jaclyn Tacoronte’s new nonprofit media center aims to uplift marginalized voices on Staten Island
The project will offer digital production and editing courses for young people.
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New law allows human trafficking survivors to clear their records
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Survivors of Trafficking Attaining Relief Together (START) Act, legislation supported by more than 100 organizations.
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Organizations across New York rally to demand sentencing reforms
Activists hope to overturn the state’s sentencing laws that have disproportionately affected Black and brown communities for decades
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50 women's groups trying to halt move of women and transgender inmates from Rikers
Advocates call for the release of detainees amidst worsening conditions at the jail and say that transferring inmates is not the solution.
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Advocates call on Adams administration to improve learning conditions for homeless youth
Thousands of NYC public school students were without a home last year, causing interruptions to their learning.
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New report shows thousands of New Yorkers at risk of housing insecurity due to medical debt
Nonprofit hospitals placed liens on thousands of New Yorkers’ homes, jeopardizing their chances to an economically secure future.
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Girls Inc. receives $1M from Google for financial literacy initiatives
The not-for-profit’s chief executive officer Pamela Maraldo talks to NYN Media about the importance of financial literacy and economic empowerment for girls in NYC and beyond.
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