Audio: Who's Helping the Helpers in New York City?
By: Promedia
Posted: Sep 2 09
Witnessed: 731 times
Regions: United States
Issues: Children's rights, Housing, Poverty
Tags: economic crisis, homelessness, nonprofit, nyc, Recession, service organizations, urban poverty
A new survey by the Human Services Council and Baruch College found that nonprofits across NYC face a perfect storm of decreasing public/private funding and a surge in demand... And 2010 appears set to be even worse. This piece was produced on behalf of the Human Services Council of New York City. The Human Services Council and Baruch College conducted a survey of more than 240 nonprofits in NYC. They found that human service providers across the city are on the brink, having seen serious cuts in public/private funding. They have been forced to make severe cutbacks to services.
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