Nonprofits say Andrew Cuomo is no FDR
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who also served as New York governor. Shutterstock
There is a new president of the board at the Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project. Former board secretary Lynn Judell has taken on the new role following the retirement of longtime board president James Slattery, according to a Feb. 7 press release. Stephen Williamson is the new secretary, and Lawrence DiGiovanna and Gregory Messer have been reelected as, respectively, vice president and treasurer for the nonprofit, which provides pro bono legal services for low-income people.
One nonprofit leader is getting a little recognition from the state Senate. A resolution before the chamber praises Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president emerita of the Children’s Defense Fund, as well as the work she and the fund have done on behalf of children and families. With more than 100 honorary degrees and a litany of awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Edelman is not lacking in distinction. However, the resolution does wrap them all into one package for a quick salute to her career. She is also a board member of the Robin Hood Foundation.
BEFORE THE SENATE: #NYSenate Resolution J410, sponsored by Senator Montgomery, commending the Children's Defense Fund NY upon the occasion of its Beat the Odds Annual Celebration with a Special Salute to Founder and President Emerita Marian Wright Edelman: https://t.co/fdtffIm4zZ
— New York Senate (@NYSenate) February 12, 2019
Lawmakers and activists came to the state Capitol on Tuesday to call for more funding for the homeless. The issue at hand was the Home Stability Support plan proposed by Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi and state Sen. Liz Krueger, which is currently in committee in both chambers. If enacted, the bill would create a new statewide rental assistance program for low-income people who are facing the loss of their housing.Those in attendance at the teach-in included representatives from Upstate Downstate Housing Alliance, VOCAL-NY, Neighbors Together, and Homeless Union of Rochester, as well as state Sen. Julia Salazar, Assemblywoman Pamela Hunter, Assemblyman Harvey Epstein, state Sen. Robert Jackson, Hevesi, and Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes.
Fighting to #EndHomelessness and pass #UniversalRentControl #TenantTuesday @housing4allNY @VOCALNewYork pic.twitter.com/yMcuwziUjI
— Pete Harrison (@PeteHarrisonNYC) February 12, 2019
Life has come full circle for the director of the housing unit at Staten Island Legal Services. The Staten Island Advance spotlights the life story of Tashanna Golden, who grew up in the West Brighton NYCHA project in Staten Island. She now helps people in her former neighborhood by providing legal services on a broad range of issues.
“I was fortunate to have family, friends, teachers, and mentors who always encouraged and believed in me,” says the Travis resident. “And if you ask anyone who knew me growing up, they knew I always wanted to be a lawyer.”