Reinforcing the Front Lines on Poverty: The 2009 Neighborhood Revitalization Grants

Already on tight budgets, community groups are facing a surge of new people whose lives, jobs, and homes have been jeopardized by the recession. “With our food pantry, the line is unbelievable,” says Yvonne Stennett, executive director of Community League of the Heights. “The line has quadrupled in size. People will get in line at 6:00 AM, and we don’t open the doors until noon. I am nervous that this is just the tip of the iceberg.”

Helping Principals Lead

Three December 2009 grants are being used to bolster leadership in City schools by helping them use new learning technologies, funding a study determining if principals in poorly performing schools are getting enough assistance from the Department of Education; and bringing in experts to cut down on classroom conflict.>>

Foundations Start Major Push to Get Accurate City Census Count

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The 2010 census count will affect political representation and direct the allocation of billions in government spending. Based on successful work during the 2000 census, The Trust, New York Foundation, and Open Society Institute formed the 2010 Census Funders NYC Initiative to fund efforts by 35 groups to get a more accurate census count.

Safety Net Grants Ease Hardship for New Yorkers

One year ago, The Trust made $8 million in grants to 12 City nonprofits to help needy New Yorkers who are being devastated by the recession. Read about their impressive accomplishments>>

Making the Rockefeller Drug Law Reforms Real

A grant to the Center for Court Innovation at the Fund for the City of New York is training judges and other court personnel to help implement new laws to deal with non-violent drug offenders.>>

Helping Haiti