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A state-funded nonprofit organization dedicated to caring for Brooklynites with HIV/AIDS owns a piece of NYPD history — and, for lack of funding, is letting it rot. Family Services Network of New York bought the old 65th Precinct stationhouse on 1546 East New York Ave. in 2004 hoping to transform the then-103-year-old, three-story site into a gleaming new community center. But the $3.8 million price tag to renovate the Brownsville building — on top of the half-million dollar purchase price — is too costly for Family Services to handle. Read more in the Daily News.
A confused CPA confessed she didn’t know the difference between Bronx politician Pedro Espada Jr. and his son Pedro Gautier Espada when asked about questionable checks at their embezzlement trial yesterday. Read more in the New York Post.
The Cuomo Administration has called a halt to the closing of Kingsboro Psychiatric Center after Brooklyn legislators interceded on the Flatbush facility’s behalf. The state Office of Mental Health is making the abrupt about-face because authorization for the planned closure was removed from the state budget at local lawmakers’ urging. Read more in the Daily News.
Council Members, human service providers, advocates and clients gathered at City Hall yesterday to call for restoration of millions of dollars for key social service programs, including child care and child protective services, services for the homeless and programs for people living with HIV/AIDS.
The Mayor’s FY13 Preliminary Budget proposes approximately $124 million in reductions to the social service programs under the General Welfare Committee, said Council Member and Committee Chair Annabel Palma. Significant portions of these reductions represent cuts from the Mayor’s November Plan, as well as funding provided by the City Council in last year’s budget which has been dropped from the Mayor’s proposal.
“Last year, under dire fiscal circumstances, the Council fought hard to protect our City’s social services. The Administration – to its credit – eventually came to the table and worked with Council to negotiate a budget that preserved many of the services for our City’s most vulnerable,” said Palma. “Unfortunately, last year’s budget included many one-year fixes and that’s why we stand here today yet again to rally against those cuts that will directly and negatively impact the already-strained programs that many New Yorkers have to come rely on.”
“The Human Services sector cannot withstand additional cuts,” said Michael Stoller, Executive Director of the Human Services Council of New York. “Instead of proposing deep cuts to a sector that is providing critical services to communities, the Mayor should be considering ways to re-invest in proven, cost-effective programs that are helping families and individuals survive.”
Children’s Services
Advocates pointed to significant proposed cuts to the City’s subsidized child care system, noting that the Mayor’s FY13 budget excludes both $82 million for child care that had been added to last year’s budget by the Council and the Administration. That funding had avoided the elimination of 10,000 child care slots and 7,500 vouchers, 256 child care classrooms and 6 day care centers. Without continuation of this funding, those programs are in danger again. The Mayor’s budget also drops $3.6 million in Council funding for Child Protective Staffing and $1 Million for Child Welfare Staffing.
“One out of every three New York City children is living in poverty,” said Stephanie Gendell, Associate Executive Director for Policy and Public Affairs at the Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York. “It is unacceptable for New York City to adopt a budget that cuts 47,000 child care and after school slots, eliminates a teen dating violence program, fails to address the needs of homeless children, and eliminates staff at ACS who keep children safe and families together. We are pleased to stand here with the General Welfare Committee to demand that these services be restored.”
“It is shameful that this is now the fifth straight year that Mayor Bloomberg has cut child care and after-school programs,” stated Council Member Julissa Ferreras, Chair of the Women’s Issues Committee.
HIV/AIDS Services
Advocates argued for “baselining” of funding for the HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA), including $2.7 million which the Council restored last year for HASA caseworker staff and $2.4 million for supportive housing case management.
“We are deeply disappointed that the City has once again cut funding for supportive housing case management services, services that keep 4,500 formerly homeless individuals coping with HIV/AIDS stably housed and healthy,” said Ted Houghton, Executive Director of the Supportive Housing Network of New York. “These case managers don’t just help tenants become more independent and improve their lives, they save the City millions in tax revenue that would otherwise be spent on repeated, high-cost stays in hospitals and nursing homes.”
Homeless Services
Advocates also argued against the Mayor’s proposed $3.026 million out-year budget reduction based on aggressive enforcement of “Client Responsibility” rules.
“Record numbers of homeless children and adults are crowding New York City’s shelter system, and Mayor Bloomberg’s budget plan and flawed policies will only make this terrible situation worse,” said Mary Brosnahan, Executive Director of Coalition for the Homeless. “The Mayor should sign on to the forward-thinking, fiscally-prudent plan advanced by City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and General Welfare Committee Chair Annabel Palma. This plan would help thousands of homeless families move from shelters to permanent housing by targeting Federal housing resources, would reduce the homeless shelter population, and it would save New York taxpayers millions of dollars in shelter expenses. We hope Mayor Bloomberg will finally stop wasting taxpayer money on policies that have exacerbated the homelessness crisis and instead work with the City Council to include their smart, cost-effective plan in the FY 2013 budget.”
The group We Are Mott Haven is fighting development of a 6-story, 60-unit building for homeless adults and young people with mental illnesses, as well as low-income households arguing the community is saturated with programs for the disadvantaged. The Association for Rehabilitative Case Management and Housing bought the lot last year after Lincoln Hospital called for supportive housing in Mott Haven. Read more in the Daily News.
Norma Ortiz, Mr. Espada’s executive assistant at the Soundview Health Care Network in the Bronx for more than eight years, implicated Mr. Espada in a host of schemes he is accused of conducting. But under cross-examination by defense attorney Susan R. Necheles, she backtracked. The day’s testimony underscored the fact that much of the prosecution’s case rests on witnesses who are close to Mr. Espada and who may have benefited from his lavish spending at Soundview. Read more in The New York Times.
New York metropolitan area nonprofit agencies that offer arts programs to their consumers can win awards up to $1,000 for the agency and up to $400 for the winning artists. The awards are part of the 6th Annual Haym Salomon Arts Awards Competition sponsored by F∙E∙G∙S Health and Human Services System. We are pleased to announce that winning artwork will be exhibited at the UJA-Federation of New York Building Gallery from June-August, 2012.
This year’s competition continues the environmental theme, Visions of a Greener World.
“We were thrilled by the diverse response to last year’s theme,” said Erin Barkan, Director of the Haym Salomon Division at F∙E∙G∙S. “The art submissions were so fresh and innovative that we felt it would be interesting to focus on green art for another year.”
F∙E∙G∙S invites artwork that portrays an environment-related topic or has been created using environmentally friendly or recycled materials. Eligible artworks include paintings, drawings, collages, photographs, sculptures, textiles, or jewelry.
Deadline for entries is April 25, 2012. Agencies can apply online at www.hsartsawards.fegs.org or contact Erin Barkan at 917-606-6599.
As part of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s Young Men’s Initiative, the NYC Department of Probation (DOP), in collaboration with the Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO), is seeking three to six qualified vendors to operate the AIM (Advocate, Intervene, Mentor) program. AIM is an intensive mentoring and advocacy program serving adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18 who are on juvenile probation or facing institutional placement as a result of a Family Court disposition. Participants must reside in or adjacent to East New York, Brownsville, South Bronx or Jamaica. The ultimate goal of AIM is to help build stronger and safer communities, reduce crime and recidivism, and promote lifelong gains for youth involved in the juvenile justice system in New York City.
The anticipated available annual funding for the contracts awarded under this RFP will be $1.885 million to be divided among the three service options. The maximum price per participant for the AIM Program is $18,850. In each service option, the funding level per contract will depend on the number of youth on probation served. DOP anticipates that the minimum annual contract amount will be $301,600, to serve a minimum of 16 participants.
It is anticipated that the term of the contracts awarded from this RFP will be for three years from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2015, with an option to renew for three additional one-year periods.
A series of pre-proposal conferences will be held on April 4th and 5th. Proposals are due April 25th.
For more information and to download a copy of the RFP, visit the Department of Probation website.
The Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York (NPCC) and Philanthropy New York have announced the 2012 launch of The New York Community Trust – New York Magazine Nonprofit Excellence Awards. Now in its sixth year, the Nonprofit Excellence Awards recognize and encourage outstanding management practices among New York’s large and diverse nonprofit community.
The Awards are produced by the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York and Philanthropy New York, and are sponsored by The New Community Trust and New York Magazine. Support is also provided by The Clark Foundation, Ford Foundation, Google Inc., McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, The Fund for the City of New York, Social Enterprise Programs in Executive Education at Columbia Business School, and Wells Fargo. All 501(c)(3) nonprofits in New York City, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties are invited to apply. The application deadline is 10am, Friday, May 18.
“We are thrilled that The New York Community Trust and New York Magazine have joined this program for 2012,” said NPCC President Michael Clark. “The program offers a 360-degree review of applicants’ basic management strategies, It also gives all participating nonprofits free management tools and training that improve their performance.”
“This program, which demonstrates the necessary connection between management and programmatic excellence, is a natural extension of The Trust’s dedication to encouraging strong and effective nonprofits,” said Lorie Slutsky, President of The New York Community Trust.
“Funders care about well-managed nonprofits,” said Philanthropy New York President Ronna Brown. “Applicants for this program are required to demonstrate excellent management practices in seven key areas of nonprofit management: overall management focus on results; governance structure that moves the organization forward; strong, transparent, and accountable financial management; inclusive, diverse, and responsive organizational practices; enlightened use of human resources and technology; regular and effective communications; and, effective, ethical fundraising and resource development.”
Winning organizations will be recognized at an Awards Presentation in November, 2012, and will receive cash awards of $25,000, $10,000 and $5,000, respectively, for the top 3 winners. They will also receive special mention in New York Magazine, and scholarships towards the Social Enterprise Programs in Executive Education at Columbia Business School.
The 2012 application guidelines and application form are available online at http://www.npexcellence.fcny.org.
More about the Nonprofit Excellence Awards, including the Awards’ guiding document, Seven Areas of Nonprofit Excellence, past winners, funders, and Selection Committee members, is at www.npccny.org/info/awards.htm.
Six Application Clinics will be held throughout the New York City area to give organizations that are seriously considering submitting an application the opportunity to ask questions and get more detailed information about the process. Those wishing to attend an Application Clinic should register at www.npccny.org/workshop.htm for one or more of the following clinics:
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