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There’s a new member of the board at Hospice of Westchester. James O’Connor is the vice-president of corporate development at Empress Ambulance Service in Yonkers, where he is in charge of government affairs and business development, according to an Aug. 13 press release. O’Connor, a White Plains resident, is also a current board member at the New Rochelle Police Foundation.
Safe Horizon is looking to rally support for the Violence Against Women Act. The legislation, which was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1994, is set to expire on Sept. 30 – the nonprofit is trying to prevent that from happening.
The historic Violence Against Women Act (#VAWA) is set to expire on September 30th of this year if #Congress doesn't vote to reauthorize it.
— Safe Horizon (@SafeHorizon) August 11, 2018
Click to learn more about #VAWA and what's at stake for #survivors of abuse. https://t.co/ZC8P0eFnDA
Project Hospitality has won a $384,372 contract from the New York City Department of Homeless Services. The money will fund through June 2019 for unspecified services from the Staten Island-based nonprofit, according to the City Record.
Steve Newman, a former first deputy New York City comptroller, has his own take on city contracts. A solution to the problem of delayed contracts would be for new legislation to require that the city pay interest on late contracts and payments, he said in an email to NYN Media. “Then have the City Comptroller and the Mayor’s Office of Contracts annually publish the interest $ paid out by City Agency. I suspect the problem will decline significantly and maybe disappear.”
A new drug diversion program aims to keep people out of jail in Suffolk County. The Comprehensive Addiction Recovery and Education Program will be unveiled today at a press conference in Central Islip at 11:30 a.m., according to an Aug. 13 press release from Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini. The program aims to help non-violent defendants with addiction problems by dismissing charges against them if they pursue treatment. Among those scheduled to be at the event are: Laurette Mulry, an attorney at the Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County; Jeffrey Reynolds, president of the Family and Children’s Association; and Ed Gialella, program director of the Suffolk County Drug Treatment Court.
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