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America's first settlement house. Our programs impact the lives of over 40,000 New Yorkers each year at 30+ locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

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Come cool down at one of our Older Adults Centers – and don’t forget to follow these easy steps to take care of yourself.

快来我们的老年人中心避暑吧——在热浪过去之前,别忘了按照这些简单的步骤来照顾好自己。

Ven a refrescarte en uno de nuestros Centros para Adultos Mayores y no olvides seguir estos sencillos pasos para cuidarte.

24.06.2025 17:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Election day is tomorrow! NYC’s next Mayor will have a lot to tackle when it comes to supporting the human services sector.

Learn how seven of the candidates plan to solve late payments, #JustPay, & other issues in @hsany.bsky.social's Candidate Chats.

📽️ www.humanservicesaction.org/mayoralchat

23.06.2025 15:01 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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NYC still hasn’t fixed it – and now @nytimes.com is covering it. Nonprofits continue to wait to be paid by NYC for services already delivered, with 7K+ unpaid invoices totaling over $1 billion. Many orgs have been forced to take out loans to stay afloat. Read the full article: tinyurl.com/6zsapu9a

22.05.2025 17:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Passion fuels our work, but it doesn’t pay the bills. Timely payments do. 🕒

Nonprofits deserve to be paid on time for our essential work, like every other industry.

Let’s #PayNonprofitsOnTime and pass Int. 1247, 1248, and 1249.

30.04.2025 14:03 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Nonprofits across NYC are owed a combined $92.4 million by the City for services they’ve already delivered, forcing nonprofits to take out loans, postpone payments, and operate under extreme financial pressure.

Read the full article and hear from our CEO Melissa Aase: tinyurl.com/mscfkvea

17.04.2025 17:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Right now, the Governor’s budget gives human services workers a pay cut in disguise. Governor Hochul must make the real investment our social safety net so desperately needs by including a 7.8% investment in human services in the final budget! Read Michelle Jackson's full op-ed: tinyurl.com/muewbm47

16.04.2025 16:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Human services workers work around the clock serving our communities, but @govkathleenhochul.bsky.social didn’t show us love in her budget proposal. 💔

Email your State legislators to tell them: don’t break our hearts in the budget!

📨: http://bit.ly/JustPay-Valentine

13.02.2025 16:05 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Yesterday, our CEO Melissa Aase joined NYC leaders to rally against childcare cuts in the Mayor’s budget: $300M slashed, services for special needs kids and undocumented families defunded, and 5 centers at risk of closure. Read more on why NYC must prioritize childcare: https://buff.ly/4g6Wv53

24.01.2025 18:00 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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