Colin Kaepernick resurfaces at a New York nonprofit

Activist Colin Kaepernick

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By Zach Williams

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The Administration for Children’s Service is entering into a $1.54 billion contract with the city Department of Education. The money will fund child care services over three years, according to the City Record. The Urban Resource Institute has received a $19.7 million contract from the New York City Department of Social Services. The money will fund housing and supportive services for survivors of domestic violence through October 2023, according to the City Record. Twenty-two organizations are getting a piece of nearly $40 million in one-year contract renewals from the Department for the Aging to provide meals to seniors.

 

The Lower East Side Girls Club will honor activist Colin Kaepernick at an April 10 event in Manhattan. The Villager has the details on the upcoming appearance of the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, whose ongoing activism against police brutality and other social injustices continues to gain headlines.

Kaepernick has also been active on the philanthropic side as well, including an effort early last year that included donations to several New York nonprofits, including the Lower East Side Girls Club, Coalition for the Homeless, Justice League NYC, Communities United for Police Reform, and 100 Suits for 100 Men, NYN Media reported.

When someone as high-profile as Kaepernick gives, it creates a bandwagon effect, according to Valerie Polanco, a spokesperson for the girls club. “It's the gift that keeps on giving,” she said.
 

 

The Robin Hood Foundation is teaming up with Martha Stewart. A new initiative, called Blanket the City, will provide one blanket for every one sold by the New York City-based Riley Home to the nonprofit Women In Need, according to Martha Stewart Living.

 

The Coalition on Human Needs has released a roundup of what the federal government is up to on issues important to nonprofits. This includes details on the federal budget process, updates on investigations into the Trump administration’s family separation policy (See congressional hearings on that from Feb. 7, Feb. 26 and Feb. 27), and information on proposals to limit eligibility for emergency food aid. Comments on that last matter are due April 2 and can be submitted here. Members of the coalition include the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Children’s Defense Fund

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