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| More Solutions for Women and Families from the Ground-up: Grantee partner Housing + Solutions teams up with Brooklyn DA’s office on alternative for mothers facing prison September 21,2011 |
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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. Read more | ||
| Justice for Women Veterans September 11,2011 |
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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 … Read more | ||
| Our grantee partner Turning Point responds to violence in their community August 22,2011 |
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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 | ||
| Our grantee partner finds that their community supports mandatory sex-ed in NYC schools August 11,2011 |
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Co-executive director of the immigrant advocacy group, Make the Road, a NYWF grantee partner says his constituency supports the new sex-ed mandate. Read more: msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2011/08/11/new-york-city-mandates-comprehensive-sex-education-in-public-schools | ||
| NYWF Grantee partners collaborate on behalf of public housing residents August 8, 2011 |
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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 August 5,2011 |
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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 | ||
| Adhikaar highlighted in New York Daily News July 14, 2011 |
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| A Nepali Group Assists Immigrants in Need |
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Grantee partner Adhikaar promotes human rights and social justice in Nepali communities in New York. With little knowledge of English, these new residents struggle to access services. So, among its many supports for new immigrants, Adhikaar provides free English classes. The students say, "It’s like having a family here in the USA." Read more |
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| Our grantee SWAN has long advocated policy changes for women veterans who survive sexual assault July 13, 2011 |
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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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| FIERCE contends for new SPOT location for LGBTQ youth July 13, 2011 |
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Despite resistance from community members in the West Village, our grantee partner Fabulous Independent Educated Radicals for Community Empowerment (FIERCE) is moving forward with their plan to establish a Safe Place to Organize Together (SPOT) LGBT youth center in the neighborhood. They say that recent interactions between the New York Police department and LGBT youth highlight the need for a 24- hour drop-in center. The center will provide much needed services for LGBTQ youth. Read more |
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| NYWF’s Grantee Organizations are role models in the Micro-Finance industry July 12, 2011 |
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Microlending in America is making waves as organizations like our grantee partners Grameen America and ACCION USA are recognized for their capacity to support and propel small businesses during the economic crisis. As business2community.com notes, these organizations can serve as models for micro-finance collaboratives among corporations, government and banks, in cities across the country. Read more | ||
| Grantee Partner ACCION USA made the Top 10 List of Microfinance Companies on CNN Money July 12, 2011 Click here |
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| Grantee Partner Love Heals sexuality education highlighted in the Wall Street Journal July 9, 2011 |
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Read about one mother’s commitment and support for Love Heals, the Alison Gertz Foundation for its work providing sexuality and HIV and AIDS for young New Yorkers. Read more |
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| Grantee Partners in the News: Grace Outreach featured in the Wall Street Journal June 23, 2011 |
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 That our grantee partner Grace Outreach is highlighted in a June 23rd Wall Street Journal article for their work preparing women to attain a high school diploma. Last night over a hundred women from the South Bronx celebrated their graduation! Congratulations to all the graduates! More |
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| From local to global! June 16, 2011 |
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| New international labor standards for Domestic Workers across the globe |
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We are proud to share yet another extraordinary victory for our former grantee partner Domestic Workers United whose fierce determination has contributed to the establishment of international labor standards for Domestic Workers across the globe! Starting with a six–year long campaign, DWU celebrated their first legislative victory when the New York State Legislature passed the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights on July 1, 2010. Almost within a year of the bill having been passed in NY, the California State Assembly approved the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights on June 2, 2011. "Today Governments, Employers and Workers of the world at the 100th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland adopted the First Convention and accompanying Recommendation on Decent Work for Domestic Workers."
More Read more about the groundbreaking work of DWU at www.domesticworkers.org |
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