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Here's how federal cuts to food stamps are going to hurt New Yorkers
The House Farm Bill cuts SNAP benefits and diverts much of that money to a risky new scheme of ineffective work programs and unforgiving penalties that would take food assistance away from those who don’t meet sweeping, expanded work requirements.
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Approach to preventive services gets ACS some recognition
The goal of ACS’ Division of Prevention Services, is to help families keep their children safely at home.
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Homelessness takes center stage at NYC budget hearing
What results does the New York City Department of Homeless Services have to show from a $1.75 billion increase in spending since 2014?
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It’s time to stop tax lien sales from snaring New York City's nonprofits
An unpaid tax bill should not be the end of community-based nonprofits which are so critical to the health and vitality of our city.
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The next New York attorney general needs to fight for nonprofits
The attorney general’s office is both the lawyer for the people of New York and, through its Charities Bureau, the state regulator of nonprofits. In both capacities, the attorney general’s work intersects with that of the nonprofit sector.
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A new $1 million fund to combat sexual harassment and assault
The New York Women’s Foundation threw its weight behind the #MeToo effort against sexual harassment and assault by announcing the creation of a $1 million fund to support the movement and its allies, they announced at a recent fundraiser.
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This $400 million NYC effort seeks new ideas for old problems
There’s the initiative that has provided more than 40,000 pairs of glasses for poor children, literacy programs, veterans services – even more than $1 million for an evaluation of how social media can help report foodborne disease outbreaks.
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Our stories are the rule – not the exception. It’s time for bail reform.
It is a fact that New York state’s pretrial “justice” system violates the basic human and constitutional rights of people who are forced into county jails strewn across the state.
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Nonprofits push New York City Council to fund summer programs
New York City Council members grilled youth services officials about a lack of funding for summer programs in this year’s budget at a sometimes tense May 8 executive budget hearing.
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Fall of Schneiderman need not be a blow to New York nonprofits
The Charities Bureau has been highly accessible to us, presenting annually at our member meeting Camp Finance, and making it a point to regularly reach out to us.
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Never abandon: Increase funding for the City Council’s Holocaust Survivors Initiative
New York City is home to nearly 45,000 holocaust survivors, almost half of whom live at or below the poverty line.
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VIDEO: This is how New York City handles your calls about the homeless
It’s something that happens just about everyday. A New Yorker spots a homeless person on the street. Sometimes this person is seen as in dire need of help. Sometimes they are seen as a nuisance. In either case, a call is made to New York City’s 311 system. This video show what happens next
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