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New York Women’s Foundation
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Main Line: 212-514-NYWF (6993)
Fax: 646-564-5998
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NYWF Mourns Alice Cardona’s Passing and Celebrates Her Life
"I Have Lived" by Susanne Ramírez de Arellano.
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One of the founders of the New York Women’s Foundation, Alice Cardona, was a formidable woman. One of the most important activists of the Puerto Rican community, she dedicated her life to the service of others. For more than a decade, she was the Deputy Director of the Women’s Division of New York and a fierce campaigner against domestic violence and the impact of Aids in the Hispanic community. An advocate of bilingualism, Cardona is recognized internationally and is considered one of the most notable of Hispanic women. Yet, above all this, Cardona felt she was simply a woman blessed.
Read more about Alice Cardona
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New York Social Diary features NYWF Toast of Appreciation
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The New York Women’s Foundation held its annual toast to honor our outstanding supporters and partners for their extraordinary work and contributions to advancing the work of The Foundation. For 25 years NYWF has funded groups working to bring economic security to women and girls in communities from the Bronx to Brooklyn. With our community of dedicated supporters we will walk hand–in–hand to transform the lives of women and girls in New York City. See the Toast in pictures.
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NYWF’s President and CEO Ana Oliveira played leading role in creating "The Young Men’s Initiative"
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Mayor Bloomberg launches major 3-year program to support black and Latino young men
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In January 2010 the Mayor appointed leading expert on youth and families, Ana Oliveira, President & CEO of the New York Women’s Foundation to co–lead a steering committee to investigate the barriers that black and Latino young men encounter, and to create a plan of action to meet the challenges. The newly launched "Young Men’s Initiative" is the nation’s most comprehensive effort to tackle disparities between young black and Latino males and their peers. Read more
We can see the impact already! The city announced a new mandate requiring sex-ed classes. Read more.
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Grantee partner Housing + Solutions teams up with Brooklyn DA’s office on alternative for mothers facing prison
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The New York Times article "Staying with Children and Out of Prison" reports on how our grantee partner, Housing + Solutions, helped launch a pilot program created by the office of the Brooklyn district attorney, Charles J. Hynes. Drew House is a residential alternative to incarceration, where mothers facing incarceration can live with their school’age children in a non–secured facility. The program is the first of its kind in New York City and the nation.
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Justice for Women Veterans
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Our grantee partner SWAN (Service Women’s Action Network) made news again. SWAN plays a critical role in getting fairer treatment for women veterans who have faced gender–based violence in the military. Read the New York Times editorial "Justice for Women Veterans" which wholeheartedly supports SWAN’s advocacy …
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Our grantee SWAN has long advocated policy changes for women veterans who survive sexual assault
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The Department of Veteran Affairs changes policy
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Congratulations to our grantee partner SWAN, whose tireless efforts on behalf of women veterans continue to yield big impacts. The Ms. Magazine blog reports that the Veterans Affairs Office "Decides To Trust Women about PTSD." According to the agency it will ease its ‘standards of proof’ for sexual assault-related disabilities.
Read more: msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2011/07/13/veterans-affairs-office-decides-to-trust-women-about-ptsd/
Read SWAN’s Factsheet to learn more. servicewomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/R-SASH-Quick-Fact.pdf
Read SWAN’s Policy work: servicewomen.org/our-work/policy
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Our grantee partner Turning Point responds to violence in their community
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Following the tragic death of Nazish Noorani, Turning Point, an organization working directly with the New York Muslim community speaks to the critical importance of fighting intimate partner violence. Read the press release here
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NYWF Grantee partners collaborate on behalf of public housing residents
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Three of our grantee partners, The Urban Justice Center, Community Voices Heard, and Good Old Lower East Side partnered with other community groups to conduct a major survey of public housing residents in 71 public housing developments across the city. The newly released report card shows that public housing in New York City is in crisis, failing to meet the needs of its residents
Daily news: www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/08/08/2011-08-08
MetroFocus: www.thirteen.org/metrofocus/news/2011/08/op-ed-public-housing-residents-deserve-better
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Hot Bread Kitchen has the right idea; creating real jobs
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The Huffington Post highlights our grantee partner Hot Bread Kitchen for “Getting Real on Job Creation” for their work creating sustainable jobs in the baking and food manufacturing industries for women in New York City.
Read more: www.huffingtonpost.com/alison-craiglow-hockenberry/getting-real-on-job-creation_b_919572.html
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May 10, 2012: Please join us for our 25th Annual Celebrating Women® Breakfast on May 10th, 2012 at the New York Marriott Marquis.
To learn more about the event, purchase tickets or become a corporate sponsor, visit : www.NYWFBreakfast.org
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Our Spring 2012 grantmaking cycle is closed. Please visit our website in May 2012 to learn about our Fall 2012 funding opportunities.
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“I have learned that we all have the right to the same quality of living no matter what your economic condition. No one is immune to what is going on around us. We must reach out our hands to help others and ensure that each person and group gets the opportunity to succeed.”
Read COS Member, Courtney Oliver’s inspiring interview. full interview |
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The Audre Lorde Project
The Audre Lorde Project (ALP) is a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit, Trans and Gender Non–Conforming People of Color center for community organizing, focusing on the New York City area. Since its founding in 1996, ALP’s work has been located at the intersections of racial and economic justice, sexual orientation and gender identity. Founded in 2004, TransJustice, a project of ALP, is the only community organizing project led entirely by and for trans and gender non–conforming people of color in the country. Through leadership development and community organizing TransJustice seek to address the inequities and injustices facing trans and gender non conforming people of color in New York City. www.alp.org
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Sisterhood Mobilized for AIDS/HIV Research and Treatment (SMART)
Sisterhood Mobilized for AIDS/HIV Research and Treatment (SMART) provides a wide range of support services to women living with HIV/AIDS in low–income communities in New York City. The SMART curriculum informs women living with HIV/AIDS of their medical and legal rights, provides health education courses to promote mental and physical well–being, and offers leadership development opportunities to advocate for women–centered HIV care and treatment services.
www.smartuniversity.org
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Westchester Square Partnership, Inc.
Westchester Square Partnership (WSP) works to foster the coordination of social and health services and promote social justice and economic empowerment of the South Asian immigrant women’s community in New York City.WSP focuses its activities on building collaborations with community members and existing organizations, fostering the provision of accessible social and health services, and facilitating community research and program development that is responsive to the needs of the community. www.wspnyc.org
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Ways to Support NYWF:
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Join The Polly W. Guth Circle
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Include NYWF in your estate planning
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Twenty–five years ago, a small group of women from diverse backgrounds came together to begin the New York Women’s Foundation and create an equitable and just future for women and their families living in New York City. The Polly W. Guth Circle, named after a founding member, exists to support this mission and the sustainability of the Foundation for years to come. www.legacy.vg/nywf/giving/2.html.
Read The Wall Street Journal and learn more about making a cash donation from your IRA at www.smartmoney.com/taxes/estate/making-charitable-donations-from-your-ira-1311099005823/
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Make a Difference: Make a Planned Gift and Visit Our Website
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We are very excited to announce the launch of our Planned Giving Website. Working with the Planned Giving Company, we can now offer our friends and donors an informational resource tool for gift planning. We continue to approach our legacy donors for testimonials and will be posting those in the coming weeks and months.
Thank you for your comments and suggestions.
Visit our Planned Giving Website
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