New York City
Opinion
Commentary: When a nonprofit should – or shouldn’t grow
What can be learned from the failed expansion of Benefits Data Trust and how New York organizations are looking to make an impact without taking on the same risks.
Nonprofits
Filling seats and satisfying staff at a uniquely funded nonprofit theater
An interview with 59E59 Artistic Director Val Day
Nonprofits
Hosting 'Mamita' events that provide a safe space for pregnant and migrant mothers
A look at the monthly service provided by Doulas En Espanol for the Hispanic community.
Homelessness
How homelessness can be viewed as a symptom of mental illness
Robust outreach initiatives may be the best solution to help chronically undomiciled individuals, according to the Center for Urban Community Services.
Opinion
Opinion: To welcome immigrants, NYC’s government and philanthropists should invest in settlement houses
New York City now boasts more than 40 settlement houses, collectively serving over 800,000 New Yorkers each year.
Nonprofits
Opinion: NYC must reinstate vital funding for HIV care to end the epidemic
The Undetectables program must be saved in order to keep hard-to-reach patients engaged in their health care.
Personality
Making history as the ‘right person at the right time’
A Q&A with Charles Gibbs, the incoming president of the Metropolitan College of New York.
Nonprofits
Opinion: Why New York City’s public schools need a Latine Studies Curriculum
The United Way’s Grace Bonilla and the Hispanic Federation’s Frankie Miranda make the case for inclusive education.
Nonprofits
Nonprofit launches culinary arts program for newly arrived migrants
The five-week job training course aims to help them obtain stable economic opportunities in the food industry.
Nonprofits
City Harvest summer campaign feeds over 11,000 children and families
The nonprofit’s “Share Lunch. Fight Hunger,” campaign comes as access to free school lunches is limited.
New York City
Officials sound the alarm on cuts to NYC contracts office
New York City isn’t paying nonprofits on time. The mayor wants to reduce contract services funding anyway.
Opinion
Commentary: Fostering empathy and compassion within carceral spaces
How we as social workers are understanding and mitigating these impacts.
Nonprofits
AAPI-focused nonprofit welcomes migrants
How the Chinese-American Planning Council stands ready to help throughout the immigration process.
Nonprofits
Mobilization for Justice strike ends after 13 weeks
A new contract ratified by 72% of the nonprofit’s union members secures double digit raises for the labor movement’s lowest paid members.
Nonprofits
SCAN-Harbor gala shines spotlight on youth talent
The fundraiser at the Plaza Hotel included an appearance by Hip Hop legend Doug E. Fresh.
New York City
Exclusive
Adams administration abandoned school desegregation measures, NYU report finds
The report found that Mayor Eric Adams has reversed many of his predecessor’s policies aimed at racial integration of public schools.
New York City
First pet-friendly shelter for unhoused families opens in the Bronx
The Urban Resource Institute and New York City Department of Homeless Services unveiled the facility to provide temporary housing that also allows for animals.
New York City
Tenants fed up with nonprofit landlord ask court to appoint administrator to take over building
A group of tenants living in a building owned by supportive housing provider Food First have filed a petition in housing court to get an administrator appointed to manage the building, which has over 150 outstanding violations.
New York City
Opinion: Is it possible to get the effort to close Rikers Island back on track?
The troubled jail’s closure has been cast adrift in a sea of half truths, bad ideas and polarized debate.
New York City
Expanding the clubhouse model and community based therapy
Fountain House CEO Ken Zimmerman discusses how the New York City nonprofit is helping people with serious mental illness.
