New York City
Funding
MWBEs to benefit from $500,000 in grants administered by NYC Small Business Resource Network
The funding will expand the network’s Open+Online initiative, connecting business owners with digital business tools.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Keep NYC after-school programs affordable, while still paying workers fair wages
Here’s why we must advocate for increased funding.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Helping New Yorkers age with autonomy, dignity and community
An Interview with JASA CEO Kathryn Haslanger
Nonprofits
News
Mobilization for Justice employees stage one-day strike
The workers joined by New York Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani on the picket line demanded higher wages following high inflation and post-pandemic work.
New York City
News
Report: New Yorkers are waiting longer for cash assistance
The mayor’s preliminary progress update for the year showed dismal wait times for cash assistance and continued sluggishness for food assistance.
New York City
News
'The whole world is literally looking at us:' How New York City is using the migrant crisis as a catalyst for change
Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom and Department of Social Services Commissioner Molly Wasow-Park detail the city’s shift away from the “right-to-shelter” mandate at the annual Upstream Symposium hosted by HELP USA.
Immigration
Personality
Gale Brewer calls for supporting asylum-seekers at City and State’s 50 over 50 celebration
The New York City Council member was among several Icon Award winners at the event honoring “age disruptors” at the Manhattan Penthouse.
Opinion
Opinion
Commentary: Seizing the opportunity to improve contracting
A look at New York City’s transition from HHS Accelerator to PASSPort
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Investing in the Bronx’s next generation
A call for recruits to mentor the borough’s youth from Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Is climate resilience an issue of equity?
An interview with Cortney Koenig Worrall, CEO and president of the Waterfront Alliance, discussing its Climate Informed Communities initiative and protecting New York’s most vulnerable regions.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Asylum-seeker children need a route to lawful immigration status
Legal, social service and advocacy organizations can start by educating the courts about Special Immigrant Juvenile Status.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Make gender equality count in 2024
Money is the key ingredient in helping organizations fight violence and discrimination against women and others.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Empowering young uptowners to find their path, despite a tough start (like his)
An Interview with Lew Zuchman, executive director of SCAN-Harbor
Nonprofits
Opinion
OPINION: Serving justice while limiting the collateral damage
Here’s why the Child Victims Act poses an unintended threat to nonprofits serving New York’s child welfare system and what can be done.
New York City
News
Hochul’s State of the State: What’s in it for New York City?
The governor’s annual address on Tuesday included 204 proposals for the future of New York. Here’s what’s in it for New York City.
New York City
News
Can NYC make bus companies pay $700 million for transporting migrants?
New York City is targeting bus companies transporting migrants from Texas with a novel legal argument, but the path to legal victory is unclear.
New York City
Personality
Charles and Inez Barron on their exit from politics (for now)
A conversation with the Black radical political movement’s power couple as they look back on 22 years in elected office.
Nonprofits
Philanthropy
Philanthropy: Rethinking the value of charities during a season of giving
Emphasis must be placed on results.
Nonprofits
News
Nonprofit coalition creates experimental learning campus at Floyd Bennet Field
The 1,300 acre site in Brooklyn will accommodate up to 50,000 New York City public school students annually to learn skills and mindsets focused on sustainability while earning credentials for future green careers.
New York City
News
Helping small businesses thrive in the Bronx
An interview with Rob Walsh, president of the Bronx Economic Development Corporation
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