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Funding cuts threaten Grand Central Food Program’s mobile soup kitchen
When every other safety net has failed, Grand Central Food Program's mobile soup kitchen has been there – every night. But due to recent funding cuts, we are facing the real risk of having to eliminate our Bronx route
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DACA youth need help
Nearly all DACA youth pay taxes. Yet they are still not covered for certain civic benefits like post-high school education.
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This is how New York City places kids in foster care
For thousands of children each year, the foster care system is a reality. The process of getting there often begins with a single report that gets the attention of the New York City Administration for Children’s Services.
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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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