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Angelique Molina-Mangaroo
previously founded and was executive director of The Wealthy Youth Project, a financial literacy organization interested in addressing issues faced by women and girls of color. She also was a reporter for the Hunts Point Express in the Bronx, served as a Young Women’s Advisory Council Member on the New York City Council, and has worked with several nonprofit organizations, among them Planned Parenthood of New York City and the Legal Aid Society.
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Women’s giving circle celebrates a decade of supporting nonprofits
Allinbklyn has given $2.5 million to 65 organizations since the organization was started in 2014.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
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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.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
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New York nonprofits have mixed reactions to Hochul’s $237 million state budget
Some organizations celebrated the spending plan, as others voiced frustration.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
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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
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
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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.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
Personality
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.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
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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.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
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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
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
New York State
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Summit highlights mental health of LGBTQ+ New Yorkers in the digital space
Attendees at “Diverse Spaces, Diverse Faces,” presented by Equality New York in collaboration with City & State, discussed racism, criminalization and anti-trans attacks, as well as regulating social media and protecting free expression.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo
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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.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
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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
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
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Migrant mothers and their kids, facing challenges alone, look to nonprofits for help
How organizations are providing food, shelter and clothing to asylum-seeker families.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
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New York Nonprofit Media’s 2024 Nonprofit BoardCon focuses on best practices
Key issues discussed at the event included board responsibilities, deepening engagement and diversity and inclusion.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
New York City
Personality
Manhattan’s Meatpacking District emerges a pedestrian-oriented neighborhood
Jeffrey LeFrancois, the business improvement district’s executive director, discusses his work on the historic area’s pedestrian-first streetscapes and its resiliency after COVID-19.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo
New York City
Personality
Nonprofit ED warns city budget cuts threaten services for domestic violence survivors
Nicole Branca, executive director of New Destiny Housing, expressed concerns in an interview with New York Nonprofit Media.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
Nonprofits
News
YAI and FedEx partner to support employment of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
The effort coincides with National Disability Employment Awareness Month
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
Nonprofits
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Bronx Parent Housing Network rebrands to Housing Solutions of New York
The new name stems from the tremendous growth the organization has experienced over the past year.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
Nonprofits
Funding
Amplify Her Foundation plans $1 million inaugural grantmaking cycle
The new philanthropic organization at the same time has released the new report, “If She Can Make it Here,” which will be used in the selection process.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo
Personality
Three decades of leadership, activism and lessons learned leading The Fortune Society
The organization’s executive director JoAnne Page sat down with New York Nonprofit Media to discuss her tenure at the nonprofit and what’s next.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
Nonprofits
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New York Blood Center welcomes newly eligible LGBTQ+ donors
The move comes after the Food and Drug Administration issued its final guidance on a screening process that is not based on sexual or gender identity.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo