December 20, 2016

December 20, 2016

…is 102 years old. Respondents represented a diverse mix of ethnic and racial backgrounds. A majority (58.5%) identified themselves as Latino or Hispanic, and 41% as African American or black….

March 11, 2019

March 11, 2019

…(54.9%) identified themselves as Latino or Hispanic, and 35.6% as African American or black. The surveyed participants reported speaking over 15 different languages, primarily English (56.6%) or Spanish (29.8%), but…

August 12, 2015

…of Adult Continuing Education at Barry University and Assistant Dean of Students at Marquette University. Ms. Martinez holds a B.A. in Spanish and M.A. in Spanish/Latin American Literature from Hunter…

April 14, 2014

April 14, 2014

…attempt at answering some of those plaguing questions. What are the odds of getting a seat? The numbers are daunting. The city has just 20,000 pre-K spaces at the moment;…

Reform NYPD Now

…ORGANIZATIONS American Baptist Churches of Metropolitan New York Apicha Community Health Center Association to Benefit Children Bethel Gospel Assembly, Inc. Boys’ Club of New York BRC Broadway Housing Communities Brooklyn…

February 11, 2015

February 11, 2015

…34% as Black/African American, 4% as multi-racial, and 3% as White/Caucasian and 2% as Asian. Almost two-thirds (64%) of the respondents live in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) buildings….

2019 Benefit Honorees

…Professor at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs. Seth serves on the Boards of the Long Island City Partnership, the New York Chapter of the American Technion Society, the…

Spring/Summer 2018 Newsletter – Program Spotlight

…to us from 10 to 15 different Latin American countries with different levels of education, and it can be very challenging.” To take the TASC exam, you must be at…

Youth Development and Opportunity

Youth Development and Opportunity

…youth, almost exclusively African-American and Latino, who are more than twice as likely to be “disconnected.” Founded in 1964, our College Readiness program has provided more than 20,000 low-income students…

Remembering Gina Rusch

…in the early 1960s, Gina joined the Peace Corps, serving in the Philippines, and in around 1965 got a job with UNH. She was assigned to work with a number