Author Archive
Angelique Molina-Mangaroo
previously founded and was executive director of The Wealthy Youth Project, a financial literacy organization interested in addressing issues faced by women and girls of color. She also was a reporter for the Hunts Point Express in the Bronx, served as a Young Women’s Advisory Council Member on the New York City Council, and has worked with several nonprofit organizations, among them Planned Parenthood of New York City and the Legal Aid Society.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Supporting the mental health of military families and their children
An interview with Anne Marie Dougherty, CEO of the Bob Woodruff Foundation.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
Personality
Nonprofit and public leaders lead effort to recruit more NYC lifeguards
An interview with YMCA of Greater New York’s Sharon Greenberger, Kevin Moran of the Department of Education and the Queens Public Library’s Dennis Walcott.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Advocating for the closure of Rikers Island and criminal justice reform
A Q&A with Jonathan Monsalve, president and CEO of Osborne Association.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
Nonprofits
News
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.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
Nonprofits
News
Empowering Asian and immigrant youth to pursue their futures
An interview with Jiyoon Chung, executive director of Apex for Youth, on how the nonprofit wants to expand its services throughout New York City and beyond.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
News
The New York Community Trust celebrates 100 years of giving
The organization now has a new campaign and branding that will honor its centennial year mark.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
Personality
Helping low-income families and their babies flourish
Room to Grow has been working to ensure parents and their little ones receive the resources they need for more than 25 years.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
Nonprofits
News
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.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
News
Brooklyn Communities Collaborative launches second workforce development training program for previously incarcerated individuals
The nonprofit already has graduated one class with 70% of participants landing full-time employment.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
News
Legislation would require social workers in police precincts
A new bill hopes to break the cycle of arrests, often for petty crimes.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
News
Report: Nearly half of New York’s aging population has experienced food insecurity in the past year
Citymeals on Wheels released the analysis with the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
Personality
Tackling New York City’s toughest challenges: Mental health and homelessness
Cal Hedigan, CEO of Community Access, discusses the organization’s work in an interview with New York Nonprofit Media.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
News
Chinese-American Planning Council rallies for seventh city ‘Advocacy Day’
The nonprofit called for more funding towards programming that addresses the needs of Asian American, immigrant and low-income New Yorkers.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
News
Women’s giving circle celebrates a decade of supporting nonprofits
Allinbklyn has given $2.5 million to 65 organizations since the organization was started in 2014.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
News
Iovino Family Foundation offers $1 million ‘Impact prize’ to three nonprofits for workforce development
Applications are now being accepted for funding that will help young persons, who are neither in school or employed, get vital job training.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
News
New York nonprofits have mixed reactions to Hochul’s $237 million state budget
Some organizations celebrated the spending plan, as others voiced frustration.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
News
New York Road Runners partners with New York City Public Schools to create middle school running progams
The nonprofit will invest $3 million over five years on underserved school districts
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
News
After more than half-a-century of service, CPC lands a permanent home in Manhattan
The Chinese-American Planning Council’s new headquarters near its birthplace in Chinatown includes a three-floor community center and 208 affordable senior housing units.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
Personality
Changing children’s lives for almost half a century
Arlene Goldsmith of New Alternatives for Children talks about her decades of leadership at the organization and her next move in an interview with New York Nonprofit Media.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
News
Union Settlement’s Darlene Williams and Urban Pathways’ Frederick Shack appointed to co-chair new nonprofit advisory council
The CEOs will help lead a group represented by more than two dozen organizations to better connect city government with the nonprofit sector.
- By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media