Compiled by Angelique Molina-Mangaroo Tuesday, November 21, 2023 |
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Helping New Yorkers in need of food
According to City Harvest, New York City’s first and largest food rescue nonprofit, the group will deliver 77 million pounds of rescued food this year – most of it fruit and vegetables – to more than 400 recipient endpoints such as food pantries, soup kitchens and its own free-farmers-market-like Mobile Markets, all via a fleet of 24 trucks coming and going from its new Sunset Park, Brooklyn, headquarters. The group does its work at a time when, according to stats on its website, half of working-age households in the city are struggling to make ends meet, 1.2 million New Yorkers are struggling to feed themselves and their families, one in five NYC children are experiencing food insecurity—and visits to food pantries and soup kitchen are up 60% since before the coronavirus pandemic.
As Thanksgiving approaches, New York Nonprofit Media spoke with Jilly Stephens, a Brit who’s helmed City Harvest since 2006, about what a typical day is like leading a staff of more than 170 and a FY2024 operating budget of $60.7 million; what the organization’s work actually looks like on the ground and what she cooks at home after a long week getting food into the kitchens of struggling New Yorkers. Read more here. – Tim Murphy |
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Jilly Stephens is CEO of City Harvest. | IMAGE COURTESY OF CITY HARVEST |
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A message from New York Climate Exchange |
New York Climate Exchange
New York Climate Exchange is soliciting credentials from highly qualified and experienced construction management firms interested in providing services for NYCE’s center for climate solutions campus on Governors Island. This scope of services includes all tasks and scopes related to construction management services and associated construction work. Interested parties email NYCEinfo@spd-us.com. A non-disclosure agreement must be signed to receive a copy of the RFQ. Proposals are due Friday, December 8, 2023.
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ExpandED Schools organized "School Community Partnership: A Model for Educational Success," a policy breakfast that brought together Chancellor David Banks, DYCD Deputy Commissioner Denise Williams, and students Kenneth from PTech and Tyler from Humanities Preparatory Academy. The purpose of the panel was to delve into the state of school-community partnerships and explore the necessary steps to advance beyond the current model.
On Monday, foster youth from the child welfare organization JCCA observed the Thanksgiving season with a “Friendsgiving” party at the organization’s new Brooklyn office. During the event, teenagers from JCCA’s foster homes enjoyed dinner with their friends and peers, as well as music and a read-aloud for the parenting teens and their young children! JCCA is a 200-year-old organization dedicated to providing the highest quality child welfare and mental health services to more than 17,000 children and their families annually.
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Health and Mental Hygiene: The department awarded $2,448,000 to Dixon-shane LlC R & S Northeast for mifepristone abortion medication. |
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The NYPD is spending $390 million on a new radio system that will encrypt officers’ communications – reversing a near-century-old practice of allowing the public and the press to listen to police dispatches (Gothamist) … Nearly 200 formerly homeless New Yorkers were hit with eviction notices over the past two years after the city-funded nonprofit, St. Nick’s Alliance, tasked with leasing them apartments failed to pay their rent on time, court records show (Gothamist) … Parks jobs corps to end under Adams budget cuts (The City) … A Revel spokesperson said usage of the electric mopeds in New York City fell to 137,000 rides in July, down 30% from one year earlier during what had traditionally been the peak season (The City)
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NYN Media Jobs
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Director of Talent, South Asian Youth Action, Elmhurst, NY
South Asian Youth Action (SAYA) is an inclusive, South Asian-focused 501(c)3 youth development organization.The Director of Talent will drive strategic talent initiatives in the area of talent recruitment and retention as well as employee engagement and performance management. To be successful in this position, you are someone who enjoys building relationships with people and thrives on fostering a strong culture of collaboration. This role requires a creative thinker, strong communicator, and problem solver. Apply here!
Director of Institutional Giving, New Alternatives for Children, Inc., New York, NY
New Alternatives for Children, Inc. (NAC) is an award-winning not-for-profit child welfare agency in Midtown Manhattan, with a satellite Bronx office, dedicated to serving children and families with medical complexity, chronic health conditions, significant disabilities and behavioral challenges. To assist in achieving this mission, NAC is currently seeking a Director of Institutional Giving to lead its Institutional Giving group in the Development Department. Learn more and apply here.
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To Charles Platkin, executive director of the Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center
Have a birthday, career change, birth or death to announce? Email Angelique Molina-Mangaroo at amolina@nynmedia.com. |
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A message from City & State |
Register Today for Nonprofit TechCon on December 8th!
On December 8th, join us as we bring together nonprofit leaders from across New York to explore how to use technology and innovation to further your organization’s mission! Nonprofit TechCon is the place to go to stay informed of tools and developments now and looking into the future!
Hear speakers from Graham Windham, BetaNYC, Reliant Studios, City Bar Justice Center, JASA, SVAM International Inc., The Door, Fountain House, FORVIS, Urban Pathways, AHRC New York City, JMT Consulting, Met Council, Common Impact, Fairdinkum Consulting, Community Housing Innovations, The Osborne Association, RoundTable Technology, Diversity Includes Disability, Education through Music, USI Insurance, Office of the New York State Comptroller, and more. Register today!
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Why everyone can’t be in your nonprofit’s community (Nonprofit Pro)
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