The latest from Project Renewal ... New York Immigration Coalition ... NYC contracts

Eric Rosenbaum is the new president of homeless services nonprofit Project Renewal. He will begin his new job on Oct. 2 after serving as CEO of Lantern, a nonprofit that works with formerly homeless people. He is also a board member at Homeless Services United and has two decades of corporate management experience, according to a Sept. 25 press release.

Steven Choi, executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition, has something to say after nonprofit staff were among those arrested at a Manhattan demonstration on Sept. 24. He issued a statement praising “The Delancey 14,” a group of immigrants and allies who were arrested on Delancey Street after protesting a new rule proposed by the Trump administration that would restrict green cards for immigrants who have accepted public benefits like food stamps. “Fourteen brave immigrants and allies put their bodies on the line at Delancey Street to fight back against this heinous rule. Simply put – this rule will inflict widespread suffering on our country. Trump wants to force immigrant families to make an impossible choice between legal status and the safety and well-being of their loved ones. Our state and country have thrived because immigrants succeeded with support from our nation’s social, health, and housing programs. Today’s immigrant communities must be afforded the same opportunities,” Choi said in a statement.

Dara Caputo is the new member of the board at CoveCare Center, a Carmel-based nonprofit. She currently works as the manager of medical affairs at CareMount Medical and is on the board of The Alliance for Safe Kids, according to a Sept. 25 press release. “I am a therapist myself and value the amazing work that CoveCare Center is doing to make sure people have access to quality clinicians that they can afford and trust. I come from 25 years in not-for-profit care and I’m excited to give my time to help CoveCare Center thrive,” she said in the press release.

Chapin Hall has won a $630,172 contract with the New York City Administration for Children’s Services. The money will fund analytical studies consulting, according to the City Record. New York Legal Assistance Group has received a $100,000 contract from the Department of Social Services to fund the creation of an immigrant resource center. The department also plans to renew a contract with the Institute for Community Living. The contract, for an unspecified amount, will fund the Tillary Street Shelter through Dec. 21, 2021. The Floating Hospital will provide nearly $1 million worth of on-site medical services for homeless families through June 2019 at a facility located at 151 East 151st Street. Interfaith Medical Center received a $509,358, six-month extension to provide medical services at Atlantic Men’s Shelter.