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New York City
First pet-friendly shelter for unhoused families opens in the Bronx
The Urban Resource Institute and New York City Department of Homeless Services unveiled the facility to provide temporary housing that also allows for animals.
Iovino Family Foundation offers $1 million ‘Impact prize’ to three nonprofits for workforce development
Applications are now being accepted for funding that will help young persons, who are neither in school or employed, get vital job training.
Report: Nail salon technicians have higher rate of reproductive health issues
The study comes as proposed legislation would create protections for these workers, typically Asian and Latin American immigrants already subject to poor working conditions.
New York nonprofits have mixed reactions to Hochul’s $237 million state budget
Some organizations celebrated the spending plan, as others voiced frustration.
Nonprofits awarded $9.9 million in grants from New York Community Trust
Funding went to help local organizations pay workers secure living wages, support young people with disabilities, as well as environmental preservation efforts and asylum seekers’ access to health care.
Providing educational support during and after foster care
An interview with At the Table Executive Director Mike Zink
Opinion: Immigrants hold the key to solving New York’s health worker shortage
Thousands are already trained and experienced medical professionals who could fill this gap.
New York Road Runners partners with New York City Public Schools to create middle school running progams
The nonprofit will invest $3 million over five years on underserved school districts
New York City
Tenants fed up with nonprofit landlord ask court to appoint administrator to take over building
A group of tenants living in a building owned by supportive housing provider Food First have filed a petition in housing court to get an administrator appointed to manage the building, which has over 150 outstanding violations.
Heisman Trophy Fund awards $1.2 Million to NYC and Long Island nonprofits
Funding will go to providers enhancing youth sports and academics across New York and New Jersey
After more than half-a-century of service, CPC lands a permanent home in Manhattan
The Chinese-American Planning Council’s new headquarters near its birthplace in Chinatown includes a three-floor community center and 208 affordable senior housing units.
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.
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.
New York State
Criminal justice reform push comes as state budget negotiations drag on
Advocates join in a call for passing a package of bills that make it easier to challenge wrongful convictions and ease financial burdens on incarcerated persons and their families.
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
New York State