The NYC Department for the Aging (DFTA) has released a list of 50 senior centers which it proposes to close on June 30th. The closings, which are designed to save $4.2 million annually, are among a series of human service cuts proposed by Mayor Bloomberg in his Executive Budget in order to eliminate the City's $1.3 billion budget gap.
Some of the 10,000 low-income families in danger of losing the rental assistance they get through a voucher program will probably keep receiving it, thanks to $23.5 million that the New York City Housing Authority is to receive from the federal government, officials said Thursday.
The hourly value of volunteer time rose to $20.85 in 2009, up from $20.25 a year earlier, according to Independent Sector.
The release of this important figure comes just before National Volunteer Week, which takes place April 18 - 24, 2010. This year Independent Sector and Points of Light Institute are partnering to celebrate ordinary people doing extraordinary things to improve communities across the nation.
