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Opinion: Coming together to build a safe pathway for youth at risk
How a coalition of providers are stepping up to help with seed funding from New York state to help members of the LGBTQ and BIPOC communities
New York City
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Editor’s note: There’s no such thing as homelessness fraud
If someone is seeking a bed in a shelter, it’s because they need a bed in a shelter.
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Opinion: New York City should give human services workers a pay raise
This vital work serves as the backbone to so many lives in the city.
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Opinion: Albany, stop making excuses for keeping basement homes unsafe
Here are the facts that debunk myths about these dwellings
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Opinion: Jails cannot fix our mental health care crisis
Here’s a list of proven solutions that offer more effective results through community-based resources
New York City
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Opinion: Teacher training essential for new NYC reading reforms to succeed
Rigorous coaching and mentoring programs are also needed
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Opinion: Pride is reproductive freedom
Celebrate this month by affirming services and intersectional movements for reproductive health, rights, and justice that center LGBTQ+ communities.
New York State
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Opinion: The collusion between police and ICE denies immigrant New Yorkers their human rights and humanity
Here’s my personal story and why the New York For All Act should be signed into law
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Student Essay: What makes an effective political ad campaign
A look at advertisements used by Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and Hubert Humphrey.
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Opinion: Investing in opportunity through inclusive 529 college savings plans
Here’s how to make the program more equitable.
Nonprofits
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Opinion: Cuts to programming that helps people incarcerated at Rikers Island are shortsighted
The Department of Correction wants to eliminate $17 million in jail-based programs
New York City
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Opinion: I’ve been homeless and incarcerated. Eric Adams wants to cut services that help people like me.
Services to help people get housing and reenter society after incarceration should take precedence over maintaining the NYPD budget.
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Opinion: Eric Adams’ proposed budget for youth-related programs won’t meet the demand providers will face
Nonprofits are already being underpaid for the afterschool, summer youth employment and community center services they provide.
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Opinion: It’s time to pass a City Council amendment giving restaurants greater flexibility on delivery app platforms
The legislation would create an option for eateries to voluntarily choose from different marketing services levels, while maintaining pandemic era rates and fee caps
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Opinion: Exodus Transitional Community deserves a second chance
The organization has suffered criticism that shows a double standard in punishing nonprofits led by and made up mostly of formerly incarcerated individuals
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Opinion: Background checks and blanket hiring exclusions don’t reduce risk – they limit opportunities
Hiring restrictions, including background checks, prevent qualified job applicants from securing employment.
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Opinion: Government support is essential for investing in nonprofits
If banks can be saved, so can our organizations.
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Opinion: We can’t give up on closing Rikers
The city can still close the jail by 2027 if it invests in alternatives to incarceration and supportive housing.
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Opinion: AAPI groups are in need of support to combat hate
Here’s why the state needs to allocate $66.5 million in funding for Asian-led and Asian-serving organizations statewide through the AAPI Equity Budget Coalition.
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