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Federal Aid Reduced for New York City Housing Authority under President Donald Trump

March 6, 2017

The New York City Housing Authority will see at least 35 million dollars less in federal aid this year, the largest decrease in five years, in what appears to be the first significant funding cuts to the city under President Donald Trump, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Trump Tells Planned Parenthood Its Funding Can Stay if Abortion Goes

March 6, 2017

The White House, concerned about the possible political repercussions of the Republican effort to defund Planned Parenthood, has proposed preserving federal payments to the group if it discontinues providing abortions, The New York Times writes.

Immigrant Activists Blast Donald Trump’s ‘Backdoor Muslim Ban 2.0’

March 6, 2017

Refugee advocates joined the New York Immigration Coalition to assail Trump’s second executive order barring entry to people from several Middle Eastern and East African countries, calling it a “backdoor Muslim ban 2.0,″ the Observer reports.

Credit Where Credit Is Due – A Step Forward On Homeless Policy

March 3, 2017

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s homelessness announcement made it clear that he understands the urgency of New York City’s crisis and has a vision to address it by making sure homeless families are at the center of the plan, Win President and CEO Christine Quinn writes for NY Slant.

Advocates Demand Albany Tax Rich to Address Homelessness Crisis

March 3, 2017

A coalition of community organizations along with state elected officials held a rally outside the senate chamber, demanding the passage of three tax-reform measures they say have the potential to create an additional 6 billion dollars in revenue that could be used to address homelessness and other issues, City Limits reports.

Bill de Blasio’s ‘Vision’ Shrinks as His Re-election Campaign Begins

March 3, 2017

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s homelessness plan is the latest example of the ambitions of his progressive government, once rich with promises to peel back divisions along economic lines, becoming grounded by the realities of governance and politics, The New York Times writes.

Report: Senior Services Lag Population Need

March 3, 2017

The authors of a special report by Giving USA, show that nonprofits providing services for aging populations such as food programs, adult day care, in-home service and nursing make up just six percent of nonprofits, the NonProfit Times writes.

Amid de Blasio’s Modest Goals on Homelessness, State Proposal Gains Support

March 2, 2017

The limits of de Blasio’s plan to reduce the ranks of the homeless is rallying advocates and some elected officials behind a statewide rental assistance program now working its way through the state Legislature, The New York Times writes.

Developer Pledges $500K From Armory Condo Sales to Nonprofit for Housing

March 2, 2017

Days before a key public meeting on the controversial Bedford-Union Armory redevelopment proposal, the developer is promising to set aside at least 500,000 dollars from the sale of condominiums on the site to create a fund for new affordable housing elsewhere in the neighborhood, DNAinfo reports.

Former Rikers inmate takes fact-finding tour at the jail with advocates calling for facility’s closure

March 2, 2017

JustLeadershipUSA head Glenn Martin, who spent 12 months on Rikers Island, returned to the island haunt Thursday as part of a fact-finding tour taken by advocates pushing to close the city’s notorious jail, the Daily News writes.

March 2, 2017: ROBIN HOOD GIVES BACK [video]

March 2, 2017

Instead of taking from the poor and giving to the rich, the Robin Hood Foundation has started a new initiative to help New Yorkers access government funds they didn’t know they qualified for, MetroFocus reports.