“Let us keep in front of mind that these were people who had hopes, dreams and stories,” said George Nashak, CEO of Care for the Homeless.
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Union Settlement’s Darlene Williams and Urban Pathways’ Frederick Shack appointed to co-chair new nonprofit advisory council
The CEOs will help lead a group represented by more than two dozen organizations to better connect city government with the nonprofit sector.
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Urban Pathways CEO to serve as Co-Chair of New York City’s First-Ever Nonprofit Advisory Council
"This mandate to improve services to New Yorkers through our partnership is a significant step forward, and we look forward to the positive impact this collaboration will have on ...
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Mayor Adams Boosts Pay for 80,000 Human Services Workers
“We applaud Mayor Adams and his administration for their willingness to recognize the essential contributions of our workforce,” said Frederick Shack, chief executive officer, ...
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Six Ways to Give Back this Holiday Season
Urban Pathways has helped homeless New Yorkers who live with mental illness or substance abuse disorders.
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Across the US, friends and advocates remember homeless Americans who died this year
About 200 attended a remembrance event in New York City.
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Nonprofit Power Players
Frederick Shack serves as chief executive officer of Urban Pathways, one of New York City’s leading providers of services to adults experiencing homelessness or housing insecuri ...
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The 2023 Nonprofit Power 100
The leaders of New York’s top social services providers, legal aid organizations, foundations and more.
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NYC Council says mayor’s office has done an ‘inadequate job’ aiding food stamp applicants
Members of the New York City Council skewered Adams administration officials on Wednesday for what they said was a failure to address ongoing delays in processing food stamp and c ...
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City Officials Grilled on Staffing Needs Amid Public Benefit Processing ‘Crisis’
The interrogation from councilmembers came on the heels of new data showing public benefit processing delays the likes of which New Yorkers haven’t seen in at least a decade.
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Housing and Homeless Advocates and Providers Celebrate Council Override of City FHEPS Veto
City Hall, NY – In response to the City Council’s historic override of the Mayor’s veto of Introduction 878-A, 893-A, 894-A and 229-A to address the city’s homelessness an ...
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Human services workers remain unseen and unheard in NYC budget
In the fiscal year 2024 budget, only $40 million was invested into the city’s human services workforce, failing to provide the sector’s call for a 6.5% cost-of-living increase ...
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Interview with CEO Fred Shack about #JustPay
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