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Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, March 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) has received a $150,000 grant from the Jeffrey M. Talpins Foundation to support the education of New York City children in foster care. The grant will fund AFC's Foster Care Agency Education Collaborative, which coordinates a network of 22 foster care agencies in New York City. The Education Collaborative was launched two years ago by AFC and is funded by the Jeffrey M. Talpins Foundation, which has given over $300,000 to this initiative. "Students in foster care face trem...

From the outset, leaders running the Worcester Together nonprofit fund envisioned three phases spanning emergency, intermediate and longer-term needs for area agencies. Almost a year after the coronavirus pandemic hit, the fund has now given $1 million in its third and final phase, which it calls Reimagining, with a goal of helping organizations plan for the future after the health crisis. Six groups got funding that the Worcester Together fund announced Wednesday: Legendary Legacies, Inc.: $125,000 for creating a youth-led civic engagement academy to increase voter registration and turnout a...