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Opinion: Why New York state needs a Child Victims Act fund
Financial support is needed for struggling foster care and prevention service providers.
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Changing children’s lives for almost half a century
Arlene Goldsmith of New Alternatives for Children talks about her decades of leadership at the organization and her next move in an interview with New York Nonprofit Media.
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Opinion: New York must invest in people with disabilities
A call for a Cost-Of-Living-Adjustment for nonprofit providers and a Direct Support Wage Enhancement to give direct care workers a much-needed bump in pay.
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Responding to food insecurity during Ramadan
How City Harvest is responding to the needs of New York’s Muslim community.
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Opinion: Responding to social work's unpaid laborers
Greater support for the profession begins at the academic level, when students are exploited and face abuse in workplace internships.
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Funding set to expire for coordinators who help NYC’s homeless children
Having shelter-based assistance has aided families as they navigate the city’s school system.
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Union Settlement’s Darlene Williams and Urban Pathways’ Frederick Shack appointed to co-chair new nonprofit advisory council
The CEOs will help lead a group represented by more than two dozen organizations to better connect city government with the nonprofit sector.
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Making college readiness accessible after the end of affirmative action
A look at how The Opportunity Network advises students without the legal mandate.
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Opinion: Looming budget cuts could create a crisis for New York’s most vulnerable
An argument to restore funding for Health Homes
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Expanding the clubhouse model and community based therapy
Fountain House CEO Ken Zimmerman discusses how the New York City nonprofit is helping people with serious mental illness.
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Poll: Most Asian individuals support legal access to abortion
The findings come from a national survey conducted by AAPI Data, the Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
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Opinion: An influx of migrants does not equal more crime
A look at how rhetoric is doing more harm to asylum-seekers, as well as Black and brown New Yorkers
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Connecting vulnerable Long Islanders to stable housing and specialized care
An Interview with Options for Community Living CEO Yolanda Robano-Gross
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Opinion: New York’s reparations commission is a beacon of hope for all races
A white New Yorker on how this is an opportunity for the state to reckon with its history and move beyond divisive narratives.
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Daniel’s Law supporters celebrate $2 million allocation in 2025 state Senate and Assembly one house bills for pilot program
The legislation seeks to change responses to mental health crises.
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NYC gives 9% raises over three years to human services workers
The annual cost-of-living bump comes after advocates rallied and pushed for pay increases
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Minority and women-owned businesses get tiny increase of NYC spending
Comptroller Brad Lander’s annual procurement report found that 5.3% of city contracts and purchase orders registered in Fiscal Year 2023 went to MWBEs, up from 5.2% in the previous fiscal year
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New York Road Runners expands Commissioner’s Cup
The race, which included the New York police and fire departments in 2023, has six more public service agencies and mayor’s office in this year’s run.
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In vision for the city, Speaker Adams lays out plan to hold City Hall accountable
Affordable housing, government accountability, mental health resources and filling city vacancies took center stage during the speaker’s third State of the City address.
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