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The New York City Council’s Veterans Committee has approved $300,000 in funding for the Jericho Project. A June 25 press release from the nonprofit states that the money will fund employment and housing services for formerly homeless and at-risk veterans as part of a $2.3 million city initiative.

A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation outlines how changes to the 2020 Census could put kids at risk. At least 1 million children younger than age five could go uncounted in the upcoming census, resulting in cuts to federal programs that would have benefitted them. New York children came in at 31 in the foundation’s ranking of overall well-being nationwide. Read the full report here.

Someone who works at Cayuga Centers leaked videos from inside a Harlem facility housing migrant children separated from their families and shared it with The Rachel Maddow Show. The employee told The Rachel Maddow Show that she felt it was important for the public to see how the Trump Administration’s policy are hurting children. The 14-minute segment also includes details on the challenges inherent to the rules outlining how staff can engage with the children, per contract with the federal government. This includes rules against hugging children or asking them about their personal condition.   

“It’s sad to know these children are crying for their parents,” the staffer said. “They don’t know where their parents are.”

The employee told the show that she has violated those rules out of empathy for the children. She has resigned her position.

Vibrant Emotional Health held its first gala after changing its name from the Mental Health Association of NYC. More than $700,000 was raised at the June 19 event, held at lower Manhattan. The more than 300 guests also heard about how the musician Def Jam had helped the nonprofit, which administers the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on behalf of SAMHSA. His hit single “1-800-273-8255” resulted in a record volume of calls to that phone number, according to a June 26 press release.

Good Shepherd Services cut the ribbon June 25 at a new supportive housing facility in East Harlem. The newly-renovated McLaughlin East Harlem Residence will host a housing program for young adults and single parents between the ages of 18 and 25 years old, according to a press release. It is named after Mary Ellen McLaughlin and Joe McLaughlin (no relation), who were respectively a former assistant executive director and board member.

“Finding a safe, supported place to sleep at night should not be a constant concern or struggle for young people, but in New York it is often an unfortunate reality,” Sister Paulette LoMonaco, executive director Good Shepherd Services, said in the press release.

The press release did not include the total costs of the renovation. But the Edwin Gould Foundation did present Good Shepherd Services with a check for $100,000 to help fund the facility.

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