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BP Adams, Youth Advocates Hold Rally to Preserve Funding for NYC Foster Youth

BP Adams, Youth Advocates Hold Rally to Preserve Funding for NYC Foster Youth

With budget deadlines looming, the future of many of NYC's foster youth is at risk.
Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation Launches 'Youth Summer Employment Initiative'

Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation Launches 'Youth Summer Employment Initiative'

As summer youth employment programs remain suspended, this Brooklyn non-profit hopes that youth will have a safe and fun summer.
Out of the Penal System, Back Into Life: Friends of the Island Academy Gives Support Where None Exists

Out of the Penal System, Back Into Life: Friends of the Island Academy Gives Support Where None Exists

FIA works across the five boroughs to transition youth out of the criminal justice system, back into their communities
Life on welfare isn't what most people think it is

Life on welfare isn't what most people think it is

By: Thomas Mould , Butler University When Americans talk about people receiving public assistance — food stamps, disability, unemployment payments and other government help — they often have stereotypes and inaccurate perceptions of who t
Preschools Continue to Struggle as New York City Reopens

Preschools Continue to Struggle as New York City Reopens

After a Phase 1 reopening, child care centers citywide worry they cannot stay afloat without government funding.
Brooklyn-based Non-Profit Fights Racial Injustice While Feeding Protestors

Brooklyn-based Non-Profit Fights Racial Injustice While Feeding Protestors

The organization Muslims Giving Back has fed over 100 people at these protests.

This Cypress Hills Organization Fights to Make Sure Vulnerable Families Break Past the Barriers to Sustainable Childcare

Low-income families have long turned to Cypress Hills Child Care Corporation for daycare and many other resources... and during COVID-19 their needs have multiplied
Emergency Lawsuit Filed To Free 108 New Yorkers Illegally Detained By NYPD During Protests

Emergency Lawsuit Filed To Free 108 New Yorkers Illegally Detained By NYPD During Protests

The Legal Aid Society has filed a lawsuit to free New Yorkers who have been detained for days without arraignment
Bag Company Donates Entire Inventory to Healthcare Workers to Help Ease Their Load

Bag Company Donates Entire Inventory to Healthcare Workers to Help Ease Their Load

Hannah Fastov, the founder of Go Dash Dot, donated her company's stock to healthcare workers. And she's doing it again with new fall season bags.
'Sistas Van' Delivers Necessary Hygienic Products to Brooklyn Women in Need, Amid COVID-19

'Sistas Van' Delivers Necessary Hygienic Products to Brooklyn Women in Need, Amid COVID-19

Crown Heights-based organization, the Black Women's Blueprint services the borough's women residents most in need