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For press inquiries, please contact Susan Stamler, Director of Policy & Advocacy, (212) 967-0322 Ext. 313 or sstamler@unhny.org

 

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UNH Issues in the News

Recent Press Events

Opinion Pieces

Comments on the Budget

News Archive

 

UNH Issues in the News

 

New York Daily News:  Summer Youth Employment Program Connects Work-Hungry Young Adults with Jobs

September 1, 2010

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New York Times:  Letter to the Editor:  Is New York a Nice Place to Grow Old

July 19, 2010

View Letter

 

Ridgewood Times:  Rally to Save Bushwick Center

July 8, 2010

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Ridgewood Times:  Family Center is Set to Close

July 1, 2010

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Gotham Gazette: Council Gives Final OK on Budget

June 30, 2010

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New York Times: Make Child Care Affordable for Working Families

June 1, 2010

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WCBS TV:  Summer Jobs for Teens Hard to Find These Days

May 28, 2010

View Article and Video

 

New York Nonprofit Press: "Say Yes to Youth" Rally

May 28, 2010

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Tribeca Trib:  IS 89 Students Rally for After-School Programs

May 28, 2010

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DNA Info:  Battery Park City Students Rally Against After-School Program Cuts at City Hall

May 28, 2010

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The Huffington Post: Bloomberg Shuttering Lifesaving Senior Centers

May 14, 2010

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New York Nonprofit Press: "Don't Cut the Core!" Advocates Protest Planned Budget Cuts

May 13, 2010

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Epoch Times

May 12, 2010

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WBAI 99.5 City Watch

May 5, 2010

Listen Here

 

NASW Currents: Does It Make a Difference Who Is at the Top?

April 2010

View Article

 

Epoch Times: Cuts to Adult Education May Hurt NY Economy 

April 6, 2010

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NY1: Students Urge State to Restore Funding to Adult Literacy Program 

April 6, 2010

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New York Nonprofit Press: Budget Timebomb

April 3, 2009

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New York Daily News: 200 Teens Rally at City Hall against 35,000 Job Cut to Summer Youth Employment Program

April 2, 2010

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The Low-Down: Saving Summer Jobs on the Lower East Side

April 2, 2010

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The Gothamist: Teens Rally at City Hall for their Summer Jobs 

April 2, 2010

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New York Nonprofit Press: Youth Rally for SYEP

April 2, 2010

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New York Times: As the Budget Ax Swings Again, There May Be No Way to Avoid the Pain

March 12, 2010

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New York Nonprofit Press: "Save Our Centers" Campaign Fights State Cuts to Senior Services 

March 10, 2010

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New York Times: Budget Boogeyman Stalks New York's Summer Camps

March 8, 2010

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New York Community Trust: New York's Community Foundation Awards $7.25 Million to Help New Yorkers through the Recession

View NYCT Press Release; View UNH Response

 

New York Daily News: Huge Job Program for Teens facing Ax in Gov. Paterson's Budget Cuts

February 1, 2010

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Gotham Gazette: Bloomberg's Bluff

February 1, 2010

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New York Nonprofit Press: Mayor's FY2011 Preliminary Budget Offers Outline of Cuts

January 29, 2010

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New York Nonprofit Press: Death by a Thousand Cuts

January 22, 2010

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MLB.com: UNH and Citi Field Kids featured on the Mets Community Clipboard

January 14, 2010

Watch MLB coverage

 

Crain's New York Business: Battling Mission Attrition

December 13, 2009

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New York Nonprofit Press: UNH Benefit Raises over $600K

November 19, 2009

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New York Nonprofit Press: UNH Reports Severe Challenges at Settlement Houses

October 30, 2009

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City Hall: Rising Stars: 40 under 40

September 29, 2009

View Article and Statement by Nancy Wackstein

 

City Limits: Nonprofits' Outlook after a Year of Living Dangerously

August 31, 2009

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New York 1: Students Mark End of Summer at Citi Field

August 24, 2009

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New York Daily News: Day Care Dilemma: Cuts Could Ax After-School Classes for Thousands of City Kindergartners

July 13, 2009

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MLB.com: Students Given Royal Treatment at Citi Field: Group from United Neighborhood Houses Hosted Thursday

June 25, 2009

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CBS News: Stimulus Money Helping Teens Get Summer Jobs

June 24, 2009

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Gotham Gazette: Band-Aid Budget

June 22, 2009

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WNYC: Community Groups Vie for Shares in Council Budget

June 17, 2009

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New York Daily News: Funding Futures: Budget Cuts Imperil Programs

June 15, 2009

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World Journal: Immigrants Protest against Budget Cut on ESL Services

June 13, 2009

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Noticias Nacionales: NY No Tiene Plata para Ingles

June 10, 2009

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New York Nonprofit Press: Funding Restorations Urged for ESOL and Adult Literacy

June 9, 2009

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El Financiero: Inmigrantes Piden a Bloomberg Reponer Fondos para Clases Inglés y Ayuda Legal

June 8, 2009

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City Limits: Counterproductive Cuts: Budget Takes Us Backward

June 1, 2009

View Opinion Piece

 

New York Daily News: New Budget Shuttering After-School Programs for Over 10,000 Students

May 29, 2009

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New York Nonprofit Press: Hard Choices! Bad Choices? Bloomberg Cuts Human Services by $200 Million

May 29, 2009

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The Queens Courier: Citi Field Kids Program Offers Unique Opportunity for Students

May 28, 2009

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New York Nonprofit Press: Mayor’s Cuts Will Hurt Children, Youth and Seniors: Advocates Carry Message to City Hall

May 21, 2009

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Epoch Times:

May 20, 2009

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Gotham Gazette: Bloomberg's Budget Revival

May 4, 2009

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New York 1: Unions, City Services Object to Bloomberg’s Cuts

May 1, 2009

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New York Nonprofit Press: Mayor’s Executive Budget Adds Up to Major Human Service Cuts

May 1, 2009

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New York Times: Citigroup Lowers Its Pitch for Mets’ Opening Day Festivities

April 4, 2009

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Times Union: Budget Has a Human Side

April 3, 2009

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Associated Press: Immigrants Fearful English Classes Could Be Cut: States across the Country Are Slashing Budgets for Adult Literacy Classes

March 22, 2009

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New York Nonprofit Press: Lower East Side Settlement Houses Host Forum on Budget Cuts

March 20, 2009

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New York Nonprofit Press: Queens Residents Speak Out

March 19, 2009

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New York Daily News: English-Language Classes on Chopping Block as State Makes Cuts to Budget

March 19, 2009

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New York Daily News: Pre-K Funding Slash: 9 Bronx Programs for Poor Kids to Lose 311G

March 19, 2009

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New York Nonprofit Press: Advocates Rally against Cuts to Adult Literacy

March 18, 2009

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New York Nonprofit Press: Settlement Houses and Public Housing: A Contemporary Solution

March 9, 2009

View Opinion Piece

 

New York Post: Tax the Rich

March 1, 2009

View Letter to the Editor

 

New York Daily News: Advocates Worry about Potential Cuts in Aid

February 3, 2009

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Recent Press Events

 

Press Event: Rally to Save After School, May 27, 2010 

View Press Release

 

Coverage:

New York Nonprofit Press: "Say Yes to Youth" Rally

May 28, 2010

View Article

 

WCBS TV:  Summer Jobs for Teens Hard to Find These Days

May 28, 2010

View Article

 

Tribeca Trib:  IS 89 Students Rally for After-School Programs

May 28, 2010

View Article

 

DNA Info:  Battery Park City Students Rally Against After-School Program Cuts at City Hall

May 28, 2010

View Article

 

Press Event: Don't Cut the Core News Conference, May 12, 2010 

View Press Release

 

Coverage:

New York Nonprofit Press: "Don't Cut the Core!" Advocates Protest Planned Budget Cuts

May 13, 2010

View Article

 

Epoch Times

May 12, 2010

View Article

 

Press Event: Adult Literacy News Conference at City Hall, April 6, 2010

 

Coverage:

Epoch Times: Cuts to Adult Education May Hurt NY Economy 

April 6, 2010

View Article

 

NY1: Students Urge State to Restore Funding to Adult Literacy Program 

April 6, 2010

View Article

 

Press Event: Rally to Save Summer Jobs, April 1, 2010

 

Coverage:

New York Daily News: 200 Teens Rally at City Hall against 35,000 Job Cut to Summer Youth Employment Program

April 2, 2010

View Article

 

The Low-Down: Saving Summer Jobs on the Lower East Side

April 2, 2010

View Article

 

The Gothamist: Teens Rally at City Hall for their Summer Jobs 

April 2, 2010

View Article

 

New York Nonprofit Press: Youth Rally for SYEP

April 2, 2010

View Article

 

Press Event: UNH Urges Funding Restorations for Adult Literacy and Immigrant Services

June 8th, 2009

View Press Release

 

Coverage:

New York Daily News: Funding Futures: Budget Cuts Imperil Programs

June 15, 2009

View Article

 

World Journal: Immigrants Protest against Budget Cut on ESL Services

June 13, 2009

View Article

 

Noticias Nacionales: NY No Tiene Plata para Ingles

June 10, 2009

View Article

 

New York Nonprofit Press: Funding Restorations Urged for ESOL and Adult Literacy

June 9, 2009

View Article

 

El Financiero: Inmigrantes Piden a Bloomberg Reponer Fondos para Clases Inglés y Ayuda Legal

June 8, 2009

View Article

 

Press Event: UNH Calls for the Preservation of Services for Children, Youth, and Seniors

May 20th, 2009

View Press Release

 

Coverage:

New York Nonprofit Press: Mayor’s Cuts Will Hurt Children, Youth and Seniors: Advocates Carry Message to City Hall

May 21, 2009

View Article

 

Epoch Times:

May, 2009

View Article

 

Press Event: UNH Rallies with Councilwoman Sara Gonzalez to Support Literacy Programs and Immigrant Services

April 29, 2009

View Press Release

 

Press Event: UNH Protests Cuts to Adult Literacy

March 18th, 2009

 

Coverage:

Associated Press: Immigrants Fearful English Classes Could Be Cut: States across the Country Are Slashing Budgets for Adult Literacy Classes

March 22, 2009

View Article

 

New York Daily News: English-Language Classes on Chopping Block as State Makes Cuts to Budget

March 19, 2009

View Article

 

New York Nonprofit Press: Advocates Rally against Cuts to Adult Literacy

March 18, 2009

View Article

 

Opinion Pieces

 

New York Times: Make Child Care Affordable for Working Families

June 1, 2010

View Article

 

City Limits: Counterproductive Cuts: Budget Takes Us Backward

June 1, 2009

View Opinion Piece

 

Times Union: Budget Has a Human Side

April 3, 2009

View Opinion Piece

 

New York Nonprofit Press: Settlement Houses and Public Housing: A Contemporary Solution

March 9, 2009

View Opinion Piece

 

New York Post: Tax the Rich

March 1, 2009

View Letter to the Editor

 

New York Post: Taxes are Good

December 7, 2008

View Letter to the Editor 

 

New York Nonprofit Press: One New York: Sustaining Progress, Sharing Sacrifices

November, 2008

View Opinion Piece

 

New York Times: New York City's Budget, and the Most Vulnerable

July 10, 2008

View Letter to the Editor

 

UNH Comments on the Budget

 

FY 2011 City Budget

FY 2010-11 State Budget

FY 2010 City Budget

FY 2009-10 State Budget

 

FY 2011 City Budget

Coverage:

Gotham Gazette: Bloomberg's Bluff

February 1, 2010

View Article

 

New York Nonprofit Press: Mayor's FY2011 Preliminary Budget Offers Outline of Cuts

January 29, 2010

View Article

 

FY 2010-11 State Budget

Coverage:

New York Nonprofit Press: Death by a Thousand Cuts

January 22, 2010

View Article

 

FY 2010 City Budget

UNH Statement on the Adopted FY 2010 City Budget: View Statement

UNH Statement on the Executive FY 2010 City Budget: View Statement

 

Coverage:

Gotham Gazette: Band-Aid Budget

June 22, 2009

View Article

 

WNYC: Community Groups Vie for Shares in Council Budget

June 17, 2009

View Article

 

New York Nonprofit Press: Hard Choices! Bad Choices? Bloomberg Cuts Human Services by $200 Million

May 29, 2009

View Article

 

Gotham Gazette: Bloomberg's Budget Revival

May 4, 2009

View Article

 

New York 1: Unions, City Services Object to Bloomberg’s Cuts

May 1, 2009

View Article

 

New York Nonprofit Press: Mayor’s Executive Budget Adds Up to Major Human Service Cuts

May 1, 2009

View Article

 

FY 2009-10 State Budget

UNH Statement on the Adopted FY 2009-2010 State Budget: View Statement

 

News Archive

  

Aging in Public Housing: Finding More than Just a Place to Live

February, 2009

View ASA story by UNH Aging Advocate Crissy Liu

 

New York Community Trust and "Goldman Sachs Gives" Awards UNH Economic Crisis Grant to Help Struggling New Yorkers

February, 2009

View Press Release

 

One New York Coalition Urges NY Governor Hold Off on Deficit Reduction Plan

February 4, 2009

View New York Nonprofit Press Article

 

Hundreds of Youth Attend UNH's 10th Annual Youth Action Day in Albany, February 2009

NY State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and OTDA Commissioner David Hansell share their experiences

   

One New York: Fighting For Fairness responds to Governor Paterson's Call for $5.2 Billion in Budget Savings, November 12, 2008

View New York Times Article

View Epoch Times Article

 

Reactions as NY State Faces $47 Billion in Budget Shortfalls Over Next Four Years

November, 2008

View Village Voice Article

 

One New York Fighting for Fairness: Sustaining Progress, Sharing Sacrifices

November, 2008

View Opinion Piece in the New York Nonprofit Press

 

UNH Annual Benefit a Huge Success!

October, 2008

View New York Nonprofit Press Article

 

In Tight Times, Many Nonprofits Feel the Pinch as Contributions Dwindle

October, 2008

View New York Times Article

 

Reactions: Reshaping New York City's Senior Social Services

September, 2008

View Gotham Gazette Article

 

Those Serving Now In Need: Nonprofit Agencies Face Worst Crunch In Decades, Scramble for Ideas

August, 2008

View Crains New York Article

 

New York City Restores 60 Percent of Funds for NYCHA Centers

July, 2008

View Downtown Express Article  

 

Budget Cuts Slash Pre-K Programs

July, 2008

View New York Daily News Article  

 

UNH Responds to New York City Budget Cuts

July, 2008

View New York Times Letter to the Editor

 

UNH and Congressman Weiner Hold Press Conference Regarding Decline of Federal Funding for Summer Jobs

June, 2008

View News Clip

 

Campaign for Tomorrow's Workforce - Strengthen New York by Reconnecting Our Youth
June, 2008
View New York Nonprofit Press Article

 

Cloudy Summer Ahead for Teens Looking for Summer Jobs
March, 2008
View City Limits Article  

 

UNH Board Member Jack Krauskopf Weighs in on Performance Measurement in Human Services Contracts in New York City
February, 2008
View New York Nonprofit Press article

 

UNH Co-Sponsors Campaign for Summer Jobs 9th Annual Youth Action Day in Albany
January, 2008
View New York Nonprofit Press article

 

UNH Executive Director Nancy Wackstein Urges Long Range Planning for Older Adults
January, 2008
View New York Nonprofit Press article

 

 

   
 

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