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May 2018

Mayor de Blasio Appoints New Members to Mayor's Fund Board of Advisors


 

April 2018

CRAIN’S: Internships reward employers and students, but too many miss out

Mayor de Blasio And The Office Of Strategic Partnerships Announce Over $400 Million Raised In Public-private Partnerships During First Term To Address Inequality

NY OBSERVER: NYC Says It Raised $400 Million to Combat Inequality During de Blasio’s First Term


 

March 2018

De Blasio Administration Calls on Local Employers to Hire NYC Interns This Summer Through Pro-Bono Advertising Campaign


 

February 2018

CRAIN’S: How public-private partnerships can empower New Yorkers with disabilities


 

January 2018

Mayor de Blasio and the Rockefeller Foundation Launch "CareerLift"


 

December 2017

Mayor de Blasio, Speaker Mark-Viverito Announce $1.7 Million in Aid for Residents Displaced by Hurricane Maria

First Lady Chirlane McCray Announces Partnership with Rafanelli Events to Ring in Holiday Season at Gracie Mansion

Chancellor Fariña, Deputy Mayor Buery and Senior Advisor Gabrielle Fialkoff Announce Expansion of Vision Partnership with Warby Parker to 97 Additional Community Schools


 

November 2017

DAILY NEWS: People power: Gov't, industry investing in workers of the future


 

October 2017

First Lady McCray, Mayor's Fund to Advance NYC, U.S. Soccer Foundation, New York City Football Club, Adidas and Etihad Airways Kick-Off Opening of First Ten Soccer Fields as Part of New York City Soccer Initiative

First Lady McCray and Gracie Mansion Conservancy Announce Season Two of "Gracie Book Club"


 

September 2017

First Lady McCray and Speaker Mark-Viverito Announce Plan to Build two New Urban Farms at NYCHA Through the Building Healthy Communities Initiative

Chancellor Fariña, Deputy Mayor Buery, Senior Advisor Fialkoff, Sprint's 1Million Project Launch Initiative to Provide Free Wi-Fi Devices to Over 30,000 Public School Students

First Lady Chirlane McCray Announces Partnership Between NYC Children's Cabinet and Robin Hood to Increase Early Childhood Development in High-Poverty Areas

First Lady Chirlane McCray Announces Partnership Between Gracie Mansion Conservancy and MCC Theater to Increase At-Risk Youth Access to Arts and Culture

First Lady Chirlane McCray Launches NYC Unity Project, First Ever Citywide Commitment to Support LGBTQ Youth

Mayor de Blasio Announces New Initiative Pairing Vocational and Educational Opportunities for Young Parents with Child Care

Mayor de Blasio and Speaker Mark-Viverito Announce City Employees Can Set Aside Portion of Paychecks to Support Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts


 

August 2017

Chancellor Fariña Announces 12 More Elementary Schools to Participate in SEPjr Computer Science Initiative

Chancellor Fariña Announces 600 Students Participating In Internships in New CTE Industry Scholars Program


 

July 2017

De Blasio Administration Invests More Than $1 Million to Expand Girl Scout Troop 6000

Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City Activates Fallen Heroes Relief Effort and Calls on New Yorkers to Stand with NYPD Community

Mayor de Blasio Kicks Off Summer Youth Employment Program with record 70,000 Jobs and Over 11,000 Worksites

Mayor de Blasio Announces Record Number of Summer Jobs in Ladders for Leaders


 

June 2017

Mayor de Blasio and Senior Advisor Gabrielle Fialkoff Announce Gains in Summer Jobs for New York City's Most Vulnerable Youth


 

May 2017

CRAIN'S: How New York City is solving the puzzle of out-of-work youth


 

April 2017

Mayor de Blasio and Speaker Mark-Viverito Release Youth Employment Task Force Report


 

March 2017

Mayor de Blasio and Senior Advisor Gabrielle Fialkoff Launch Ad Campaign Encouraging Employers to Hire Summer Interns

WALL STREET JOURNAL: New York City Wants More Companies to Hire Summer Interns

Gracie Mansion Conservancy Announces the Opening of New York 1942, A New Exhibit to Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the "People's House"


 

January 2017

Mayor de Blasio, Commissioner Menin and NYC Kids Rise Announce Queens Public School District to Pilot the First NYC Child Savings Account Program, Helping Thousands of Students Save for College


 

December 2016

Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Fariña Celebrate Computer Science Education Week


 

November 2016

Mayor de Blasio, Commissioner Menin and Newly Created Nonprofit "NYC Kids RISE" Announce Child Savings Account Program to Help Public School Students Save for College


 

October 2016

Mayor de Blasio, First Lady McCray and Mayor's Fund to Advance NYC Announce Record 1,538 Summer Internships Provided to New York High School and College Students Through Ladders for Leaders Program

INSIDE PHILANTHROPY: In New York, an Explosion of Partnerships Between Philanthropy and Government


 

September 2016

Mayor de Blasio Announces "Building Healthy Communities"

Mayor de Blasio, Speaker Mark-Viverito Announce Youth Employment Task Force

$20 Million in Private Donations Raised for Mayor de Blasio's Computer Science for All Initiative


 

July 2016

Mayor de Blasio, Council Speaker Mark-Viverito, DYCD Commissioner Chong Kick Off Summer Youth Employment Program with Record 60,000 Jobs and 10,000 Worksites

Mayor de Blasio, Mayor's Fund to Advance NYC, U.S. Soccer Foundation, NYC Football Club And Adidas Launch NYC Soccer Initiative - Bringing 50 New Soccer Fields to Underserved Neighborhoods

NY TIMES: Project Commits $3 Million to Build 50 Soccer Fields in New York


 

May 2016

First Lady Chirlane McCray, Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City and NYC Business Leaders Announce 5 New Industry Partnerships to Connect Students to NYC's Leading Employers


 

April 2016

Gracie Mansion Conservancy and First Lady Chirlane McCray Launch Gracie Book Club


 

March 2016

Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City and Mayor's Office of Veterans Affairs Announce Two Public-Private Partnerships to Help End Veteran Homelessness

Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City, CFDA & NYCEDC Announce New Partnership to Provide Firsthand Experience to Next Generation of Fashion Industry

Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City Selects 14 Community-Based Organizations Citywide to Join $30 Million Connections to Care Partnership

Transcript: First Lady Chirlane Mccray Holds Press Conference to Make an Announcement About the Connections to Care Initiative

Chancellor Fariña Announces New Computer Science Education to Reach Over 150 Schools

"Love Is" Baby Book Edited by First Lady McCray and Published by Scholastic, Translated Into Five More Languages

DYCD Now Accepting Applications for City's Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP); Star of "Shark Tank" and SYEP Alumni Daymond John Records Public Service Announcements for Young People and Employers


 

December 2015

City Marks Significant Progress in Key Areas One Year After Release of Career Pathways Report

WALL STREET JOURNAL: Creating Oases in New York City's 'Food Deserts'


 

October 2015

Gracie Mansion Conservancy Announces Public Re-Opening of Gracie Mansion with Art Additions and Resumed Tours

Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City and Local Initiatives Support Corporation of New York City Announce 501 Houses Fixed Through Privately Funded Sandy Home Repair Program

Mayor de Blasio, First Lady McCray, Commissioner Pierre-Louis and Acting Staten Island District Attorney Master Announce Groundbreaking of Fifth NYC Family Justice Center on Staten Island


 

September 2015

Mayor's Office Announces Partnership with City Libraries to Develop "NYCitizenship" Initiative, Kicks Off Week of Events to Help New Yorkers Become Citizens

Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City Releases Request for Proposals From Community-Based Organizations to Support Mental Health Services

GOTHAM GAZETTE: Led by New Office, De Blasio Forms His Brand of Public-Private Partnerships


 

July 2015

Rush Transcript: First Lady Chirlane McCray Announces $30 Million Partnership To Support Mental Health Services

Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City and Corporation for National and Community Service Announce $30 Million Partnership to Support Mental Health Services

NY TIMES: $30 Million Program to Help Low-Income New Yorkers Get Mental Health Care

De Blasio Administration, Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City and Department for Youth & Community Development Announce Doubled Summer Internship Opportunities for City Youth in "Ladders For Leaders" Program


 

June 2015

Mayor De Blasio Announces Partnership with Warby Parker to Provide Free Eyeglasses to Students At Community Schools


 

May 2015

Mayor de Blasio and First Lady McCray Announce Creation of Center for Youth Employment


 

April 2015

Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City Raises $125,000 in Response to East Village Tragedy

First Lady Chirlane McCray, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Deputy Mayor Richard Buery Announce Early Childhood Development Initiative


 

January 2015

Mayor de Blasio Announces the Next Phase of NYC's Young Men's Initiative, Opening New Doors for Young Men of Color

Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City Announces $275,000 in Pledges for Fallen Heroes Relief Effort


 

December 2014

City Announces $1.2 Million Donation from NY Giants Chairman Steve Tisch to Protect Student-Athletes


 

October 2014

Chapman Perelman Foundation joins with Columbia University Medical Center and NYC Mayor's Office to Combat Domestic Violence


 

June 2014

The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City Announces New Priority Areas and Board of Advisors


 

March 2014

First Lady Chirlane McCray Announces Executive Director to the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City, Counsel to the Office of Strategic Partnerships


 

February 2014

Mayor de Blasio Appoints First Lady Chirlane McCray As Chair Of The Mayor's Fund To Advance New York City And Gabrielle Fialkoff As Senior Advisor And Director Of The Office Of Strategic Partnerships