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Helping the elderly emerge from social isolation exacerbated by COVID-19
Meredith Levine, senior director at the Jewish Association Serving the Aging, discusses how a new chat program is helping older persons not feel alone during the pandemic.
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Real Talk: NYC Deputy Comptroller for Contracts and Procurement on what’s ahead for nonprofits
Lisa Flores talks to NYMedia about the process that’s hindered organizations doing business with the city and the opportunities to improve it.
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Opinion: A better way of keeping kids safe
Families and their children thrive through financial assistance, not when the government resorts to policing them.
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Passed NYC bill will better track MWBE contracts
City Council Member Ben Kallos said he hopes an expansion of data collection will help curb discrimination in communities of color
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Video hearings add to frustration and challenges in NYC family courts for families of color
Advocates argue a host of problems for parents are keeping them from being reunified with their children.
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COVID-19’s impact on human services already on path to “systematic failure”
A campaign is underway advocating to raise wages for workers at nonprofits already owed “hundreds of millions of dollars” on unpaid government contracts.
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County officials call on Hochul to support increased wages for home care workers
40 offices for the aging across the state sent a letter to Gov. Hochul asking she help pass the Fair Pay for Home Care Act
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Advocates urge City Council Speaker Corey Johnson to help end solitary confinement
Advocacy groups rally outside of City Hall to support legislation that will cease solitary confinement, which disproportionately targets Black and Latino populations.
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New York legislators call on other states to expand abortion rights
Elected officials continue to show support for abortion rights in New York amidst attacks in other states
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Sex education initiatives stalled during COVID-19
Reproductive health education in schools have been challenging but efforts have been moved online
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New York State Attorney General Letitia James files amicus brief to protect Title X funding
New York State Attorney General fights for reproductive health care once more
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Organizations push for midwifery birth center bill passage
Gov. Hochul is being urged to sign legislation that targets racial disparities in maternal mortality rates
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State AG finds professional fundraisers kept significant portions of charitable donations in 2020
Charities received two-thirds of donations while professional fundraisers pocket the rest
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Editor’s Note: NYN Media kicks off reimagining with new advisory board
The go-to resource for non-profits in New York now has a panel of professionals to help guide its content amid other exciting changes.
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Opinion: How nonprofits have the power to close New York’s digital divide
The need to close the digital literacy gap that affects low-income New Yorkers, older adults and people of color is vital for the access of essential services and opportunities delivered by nonprofits.
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Jaclyn Tacoronte’s new nonprofit media center aims to uplift marginalized voices on Staten Island
The project will offer digital production and editing courses for young people.
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New law allows human trafficking survivors to clear their records
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Survivors of Trafficking Attaining Relief Together (START) Act, legislation supported by more than 100 organizations.
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