The latest from The Wallace Foundation ... POWER Act ... NYC contracts
Bahia Ramos Photo by The Wallace Foundation, illustration by Zach Williams
There’s a new director of arts at The Wallace Foundation. Bahia Ramos will assume the position on Sept. 6, succeeding Daniel Windham who is retiring from the New York City-based organization. Ramos most recently has served as the national director of arts at the Miami-based John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, according to a press release.
Nonprofits are rallying around an idea to correct a new tax at the state level. Legislation passed by the state Legislature in June would prevent an automatic 9 percent tax on unrelated business income from hitting nonprofits as a result of changes made to the federal Internal Revenue Code. Advocates have launched an online letter-writing campaign urging Cuomo to sign the legislation.
Tell Gov. Cuomo that the UBIT bill is important to you nonprofit! Feel free to use this script https://t.co/ACF0pY1bWq via @npccny https://t.co/Bi7Fd8YkXp
— The Human Services Council of New York (@HSC_NY) August 16, 2018
Henry St. Settlement also sent out a reminder that Aug. 19 is the last day to register to vote in the Sept. 13 New York state primary.
August 19 is the last day to register for the New York state primary! https://t.co/P8rC8MB0Ym
— Henry St. Settlement (@HenryStreet) August 16, 2018
A bill that passed Congress on Aug. 15 would promote pro bono legal services for survivors of domestic violence. But first it needs President Donald Trump to sign it. The POWER Act was sponsored by U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, an Alaska Republican. Skopos Labs gives the bill a 94 percent of being enacted, according to GovTrack. Send thoughts on the bill to zwilliams@nynmedia.com.
The New York City Department for the Aging has allocated $114,500 in funding to Visions/Services for the Blind and the Visually Impaired. The money comes through a discretionary award from the City Council and an unspecified borough president, according to the City Record, to fund vision services for visually-impaired people. Postgraduate Center for Mental Health has two new contracts from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, one for $2.1 million and another for $5.2 million, to fund mental health services.
The Bridge Fund of New York will provide emergency grants for families at risk of eviction and homelessness, per a $164,000 contract with the Human Resources Administration. An $8.7 million contract renewal between the Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services and the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice will fund a supervised release program in Manhattan.
Send your press releases, photos, and word of your latest happenings to editor Zach Williams at zwilliams@nynmedia.com.