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The State of Connecticut Office of Policy and Management (OPM) is the Governor’s staff agency responsible for formulating and implementing public policy, including the preparation of the Governor’s budget proposal for the State. One of Governor Malloy’s …
State of Connecticut Office of Policy and Management
Food waste accounts for 31 percent of total NYC waste. Currently, food waste is collected by trucks and transported to landfills. Given land shortages, and the adverse environmental effects of landfills, the Office of the Manhattan Borough President …
Office of the Manhattan Borough President
The NYC Office of Vital Records (OVR), within the New York City Department of Health, is responsible for issuing all NYC birth and death certificates, processing approximately 650,000 paid certificates each year. OVR strives to be the most efficient of …
NYC Department of Health - Bureau of Vital Statistics
Since 1967, Legal Services New York City (LSNYC) has fought poverty and injustice by providing expert legal advice to low-income residents of NYC. Currently, LSNYC has more than 50 offices spread across all five boroughs and serves over 60,000 New Yorkers …
Legal Services NYC
New York City public housing residents experience high levels of poverty and unemployment. Administered by NYC’s Human Resources Administration (HRA), Jobs-Plus is a place-based employment program designed to tackle this issue. Jobs-Plus offers job …
NYC Human Resources Administration - Jobs Plus
Students for Service’s (SFS) Teens for Food Justice is a NYC-based program that brings together teen volunteers to build and manage hydroponic farms that grow food for families in underserved, food-desert communities. In 2013, SFS launched this program at …
Students for Service
The Montclair Cooperative School (Co-Op) is a cooperative school founded in 1963. Since its founding, the Co-Op has expanded to include nursery through eighth grade and can currently accommodate just under 200 students. The Co-Op requested a Capstone team …
Montclair Cooperative School
New York State does not currently have a mandatory statewide policy for Officer-Involved Domestic Violence (OIDV). A strong domestic violence policy holds all domestic violence offenders accountable for their abusive behaviors, while prioritizing the …
New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence
Over the last decade, The Opportunity Network (OppNet) has successfully driven post-secondary success and employability for low-income public school students. Their curriculum has four components that maximize outcomes for college graduation and career …
The Opportunity Network
The Center for the History of Medicine and Public Health (CHM), part of the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM), was established in 2012. With more than 550,000 volumes, CHM is one of the largest medical library collections in the United States. It holds …
New York Academy of Medicine
The Resilience Advocacy Project (RAP) is a nonprofit organization that uses community impact projects and innovative leadership programs to empower New York City youth to become leaders in the fight against poverty. Although performance measurement and …
Resilience Advocacy Project
Sembrandopaz is a Colombian nonprofit dedicated to facilitating a culture of peace among grassroots organizations, with the goal of supporting integral and sustainable human development processes in the Caribbean region of Colombia. Sembrandopaz requested …
Sembrandopaz
Over the last few years, the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) has seen how store layout and indifferent service can make older New Yorkers feel marginalized and discourage them from shopping independently. Given the projected growth of the older …
New York Academy of Medicine
Students who are chronically absent have a significantly lower chance of graduating from high school. Kinvolved is increasing graduation rates for at-risk students by improving attendance and facilitating communication between schools, families, and …
Kinvolved
Catalyst is the signature project of Partnerships for Parks, a public-private program that supports a network of leaders advocating for neighborhood parks and green spaces. The Catalyst program brings local partners together to improve underserved parks, …
Partnership for Parks
The Time In Children’s Arts Initiative is an art-centric educational program designed to improve children’s intellectual, aesthetic, and social-emotional capacity. Each week, Time In brings children from some of the city’s most under-resourced public …
The Time In Children's Arts Initiative
Founded in New York City in 2001, NPower is a nonprofit organization aimed at mobilizing the tech community to provide individuals, nonprofits, and schools with access and opportunity to build tech skills and achieve their potential. One of NPower’s …
NPower
The New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) seeks to ensure that every entrepreneur and jobseeker in NYC has the resources needed to succeed and thrive. Workforce1, a key service of SBS, prepares and connects qualified candidates to job …
NYC Department of Small Business Services
The National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions helps low- and moderate-income individuals achieve financial independence by organizing, supporting, and investing in credit unions that serve underserved communities. The Federation’s members …
National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions
Words without Borders (WWB), an organization dedicated to enhancing cultural understanding by promoting translations of international literature, is looking for ways to expand its reach and engage more readers. Through preliminary research on WWB’s …
Words Without Borders
Founded in 1998, Girls Write Now (GWN) mentors underserved young women to find their voices through the power of writing and community. GWN’s programs include one-on-one mentoring, workshops on writing, reading showcases, digital training, and college …
Girls Write Now
In 2008, the Jewish Foundation for Education of Women (JFEW) changed its scholarship strategy by moving away from awarding scholarships directly to students, and instead providing grants to universities and institutions. These partners select scholarship …
Jewish Foundation Education of Women
The East Village Community Coalition (EVCC) is a neighborhood alliance that works to recognize, support, and sustain the built and cultural character of the East Village. Since 2004, their efforts have helped preserve the vibrancy and diversity of this …
East Village Community Coalition
Since 1986, Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement (HCCI) has helped Harlem residents rebuild and sustain their community by providing economic development and empowerment opportunities. Focusing on the Bradhurst neighborhood, HCCI develops …
Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement, Inc.