All posts tagged "New York"

New York Education Department hindered an abuse investigation at boarding school for autistic youth

The department violated state and federal law when it refused to provide records.

Brooklyn BIPOC community grants: Black youth on solid brightly colored background in jacket flexing arms

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Brooklyn BIPOC community strengthening and racial justice grants

GRANT FOCUS: BIPOC Community, Youth/Racial Justice, Civic Engagement, Community Dev., Brooklyn | Amount: Up to $45,000 per year | Deadline: May 15,...

NYC homeless youth and migrants: Two black males fill out forms using the tops of large cardboard boxes for desks while several other people stand crowded together in another room in the background

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Youth shelters lock out hundreds of NYC youth and migrants

The migrant crisis is increasingly intertwined with the rapidly rising number of homeless youth.

youth service grants: young, black girl laying on shelter bed looking sad

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New York City youth service improvement grants

GRANT FOCUS: Youth Welfare/Development, Youth Services, Youth Inequality, At-risk Youth, NYC | Amount: $25,000 | Deadline: Apr. 3, 2024

First-time juvenile offenders: Teen skateboarder in jeans and blue plaid shirt speeds through the pedestrian walkway on paved road over red metal bridge

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Giving first-time juvenile offenders avenues away from detention in New York

Avenues’ program offers young people possibilities that many often feel aren't available to them.

Mandatory reporter training-illustration of a girl on a pink bacground

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Guest Opinion Essay

New York’s mandatory reporter training wants to have it both ways. That’s an improvement.

New York’s new online mandated reporter training course is less awful than its predecessors.

Juvenile detention populations low: Young black teen lies on bed with legs propped up on wall on cot in empty room with grey cement floor and white walls

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‘It’s not just a jail break’: Juvenile prison populations reach all-time lows

The statistics are fueling proponents’ hopes of entirely eliminating juvenile detention centers.

Amy Freitag to be president of New York Community Trust: white woman in blazer sitting and leaning forward while smiling outside

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Amy Freitag to be the new president of The New York Community Trust

The New York Community Trust recently announced that Amy Freitag will be its next president after an eight-month national search, succeeding 32-year...

Q&A: Exalt’s Gisele Castro on the importance of New York’s “raise the age” law

Exalt is a nonprofit in New York City. Giselle Castro talks about Exalt's work and their "raise the age" efforts. They work...

medical treatments for substance use for New York jails: protester holding "safe consumption now" sign

Medical treatments for substance use disorders are slated for all New York jails and prisons

Under a law scheduled to take effect next year, each of New York’s jails and prisons are slated to establish medication-assisted treatment...

A school district added its name to police car for officers assigned to its schools,

Amid nationwide debate about police in schools, a few districts recently disbanded those units

For Madeline Borrelli, a special education teacher in Brooklyn, N.Y., having NYPD-trained law enforcement officers in schools is a cut-and-dry issue: “School...

Helianis Quijada Salazar and Jasmine Jones stand inside the offices of JustUs, a Brooklyn, N.Y. projected aimed at diverting justice-involved girls and queer youth from juvenile detention facilities and into community programs.

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A New York City detention-diversion project is reserved for girls and queer youth

Since it launched in January, 25 youth have enrolled in a three-year pilot project that pays girls and queer youth involved in...

afterschool: Screenshot of serious woman with long dark hair against background with messages Afterschool Advocacy Week 2021 and NY State Network for Youth Success.

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As States Struggle With Budget Cuts, After-school Advocates In NY Push Back

Across the nation, states are tightening their belts as the pandemic cuts into their budgets. Some are feeling a financial shock similar...

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NYPD Disproportionately Restrains Students Of Color During School Crises, New York City Agency Data Shows

Over 1,500 students were restrained by school safety agents of the NYPD from the first quarter of 2019 through the first quarter...

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Portrait Of Early COVID Period In New York, New Jersey

NEW YORK — When the COVID-19 pandemic first broke in New York City this spring, the most vulnerable populations were at the...

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NY Orthodox Jewish Teenagers Charge COVID-19 Is Bringing Up Anti-Semitism

VIDEOGRAPHY AND PHOTO: MARCO POGGIO NEW YORK — They all had disturbing stories, and they all had a familiar ring to them. ...

Manhattan Arts Education Creative Learning grants; class being led by black male teacher

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Manhattan Community-Based Arts Education and Creative Learning Grants

GRANT FOCUS: Arts Education, Creative Learning, Arts, Culture, Community, New York | Amount: Up to $9,000 | Deadline: Sept. 29, 2020

RI arts in education grants, children in art class with teacher

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