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The practicum – the first of its kind in the country – helps undocumented workers and others resolve their tax complications, with assistance from law and accounting students.

Students in the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy’s new State Policy Advocacy Clinic developed relationships with legislators, executive branch officials, nonprofit leaders, community members and researchers across the university to help

Cornell students developed relationships with legislators, executive branch officials, nonprofit leaders, community members, and researchers across the university to help advance policy goals.

Cornell Cooperative Extension supports residents of every borough in New York City, thanks to its long-standing community relationships and faculty research and expertise.

Wayne County Endowment awards 31 grants COURTESY OF WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY ENDOWMENT In the past year, the Wayne County Community Endowment awarded 31 grants totaling $95,890 to support nonprofits that serve area residents, with $33,750 distributed from its Emergency Relief Fund to address local needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.  “The pandemic greatly strained the operations of many nonprofits providing critical services to Wayne County residents and we knew that our role was to make sure ...

 E-Mail ITHACA, N.Y. - As COVID-19 bore down on New York state, the Cornell Farmworker Program used mobile phone technology to provide rapid guidance and clear health information in multiple languages to the states farmworkers. Now, new federal funding will expand the program and further integrate the initiative with Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE). The funding from the U.S. Department of Agricultures National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) will help the program continue to ...

As COVID-19 bore down on New York state, the Cornell Farmworker Program used mobile phone technology to provide rapid guidance and clear health information in multiple languages to the state’s farmworkers. Now, new federal funding will expand the program and further integrate the initiative with Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE).

May 26, 2021 As COVID-19 bore down on New York state, the Cornell Farmworker Program used mobile phone technology to provide rapid guidance and clear health information in multiple languages to the state’s farmworkers. Now, new federal funding will expand the program and further integrate the initiative with Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE). The funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) will help the program continue to reach...

11:14 New York state has announced a targeted effort to vaccinate farmworkers and employees of food production facilities against COVID-19. The state says it will work with local health departments and Federally Qualified Health Centers to bring pop-up vaccination sites to work locations. WAMCs Jim Levulis spoke with Mary Jo Dudley, director of the Cornell Farmworker Program, about the effort. Dudley: At the beginning of February, the Biden administration set aside 11 million additional vaccine...

WARSAW — A series of upcoming vaccination clinics in Wyoming County is aimed at farmers, farm workers, ag support businesses, employees and their families. The clinics are scheduled for April 22 and 29. It’s an effort by the county Health Department, the Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Farm Bureau and the Cornell Farmworker Program. The agencies are reaching out to the agricultural community to participate. Times and locations were not specified. Contact the Cornell Cooperative Ext...