African American Planning Commission

World AIDS Day 2010

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:45:44 PST

Today, December 1, the African American Planning Commission Inc., ("AAPCI") and other HIV/AIDS service providers in New York City and around the world are observing World AIDS Day to raise awareness of the global impact of HIV/AIDS. We recognize the success to date of global and domestic programs and commit to saving more lives.

For what AAPCI is doing about the HIV/AIDS epidemic which is destroying our communities, please visit Edwin's Place.

Mayor's Cuts Hit Human Services

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:13:37 PST

Human services will be taking some significant and immediate hits as part of new efforts announced yesterday by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to close a $3.3 billion budget deficit for the fiscal year 2011-2012. The overall package included $585 million of new gap closing actions in the current fiscal year and $1 billion of cuts in Fiscal Year 2012. Just as troubling as the newly proposed service cuts is the clear indication that substantial additional cutbacks will be coming in the very near future as the City continues to grapple with a remaining $2.4 billion deficit for next fiscal year.

Funding Opportunities with No Deadlines

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:00:08 PST

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Grants for national & local programs for: 1) Safe & vital communities; 2) Economic empowerment; & 3) Tolerance, inclusion & diversity.

Dept. of Homeless Services Commissioner Seth Diamond backtracks on plan to make shelters pay rent

Wed, 19 May 2010 15:09:53 PST

The city's new homeless commissioner reported progress Tuesday in talks to drop the controversial requirement of making working homeless pay rent to stay in shelters.

New homeless services boss Seth Diamond to city shelter dwellers: Find a job!

Mon, 17 May 2010 15:26:53 PST

The new homelessness commissioner has a message for needy New Yorkers who sleep in city shelters: Get a job!

DFTA Lists 50 Senior Centers to Close June 30

Thu, 13 May 2010 12:02:33 PST

The NYC Department for the Aging (DFTA) has released a list of 50 senior centers which it proposes to close on June 30th. The closings, which are designed to save $4.2 million annually, are among a series of human service cuts proposed by Mayor Bloomberg in his Executive Budget in order to eliminate the City's $1.3 billion budget gap.

A Reprieve for Some Who Receive Housing Aid

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:51:49 PST

Some of the 10,000 low-income families in danger of losing the rental assistance they get through a voucher program will probably keep receiving it, thanks to $23.5 million that the New York City Housing Authority is to receive from the federal government, officials said Thursday.

Volunteer Time Worth $20.85 Per Hour in 2009

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:00:58 PST

The hourly value of volunteer time rose to $20.85 in 2009, up from $20.25 a year earlier, according to Independent Sector.

The release of this important figure comes just before National Volunteer Week, which takes place April 18 - 24, 2010. This year Independent Sector and Points of Light Institute are partnering to celebrate ordinary people doing extraordinary things to improve communities across the nation.

City Orders End to Sending Homeless to Illegal Houses

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:46:20 PST

For years, homeless people were sent by the city to illegal boarding houses, places with crowded conditions, rows of bunk beds and vermin. For many of the buildings' landlords, it was an easy way to turn a run-down house into a fairly lucrative operation - tenants were charged hundreds of dollars each month for little more than a mattress.

Thousands May Lose Rental Vouchers

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:13:52 PST

Because of a $45 million budget gap, the New York City Housing Authoritymay have to revoke rental-assistance vouchers from more than 10,000 low-income tenants, a drastic move that could cause families to lose their apartments.

Stopping HIV/AIDS in the Black Community

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:00:54 PST

Over the last decade the prevalence of HIV infection in the United States has reached new highs and now rivals the numbers we see in sub-saharan Africa. According to Wafaa M. El-Sadr, director of the International Center for Aids Care and Treatment at Columbia University, more than half a million Americans became infected with HIV in the past decade taking the total tally to just over 1 million.

New York State Poverty Report from NYSCAA

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:22:43 PST

More than 2.6 million people, including 852,000 children live in poverty in New York State, according to a new report issued by the New York State Community Action Association (NYSCAA). The "2010 New York State Poverty Report" provides data in a comprehensive statewide, county-level and city-level format, offering statistical insight into how poverty in New York State affects education, employment and health, as well as its impact on women and people of color.

An Age for Justice: Elder Abuse in America

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:34:28 PST

"An Age for Justice: Elder Abuse in America," a new video produced by the Elder Justice Now campaign, shows the families and individuals whose lives have been turned upside down by elder abuse.

Help Spread the Word about AAPCI

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:38:18 PST

AAPCI links

Paterson’s Record Cut During Homelessness Crisis

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:15:07 PST

New York City just posted a new record high for homelessness, but Governor David Paterson is looking to set his own record, says Mary Brosnhan, Executive Director of Coalition for the Homeless, in the Huffington Post. He's proposed the largest cut ever to homeless services by any governor in New York history.

Poverty in New York

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:56:19 PST

David Jones, President and CEO of the Community Services Society, weighs in on the issue of poverty in a letter to The New York Times.

President Obama Donates $1.4 Million Nobel Prize

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:26:38 PST

President Barack Obama plans to donate the $1.4 million from his Nobel Peace Prize to helping students, veterans' families and survivors of Haiti's earthquake, among others, drawing attention to organizations he said "do extraordinary work."

An Eye for an Eye

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:20:36 PST

Ameneh Bahrami was once an independent Iranian woman living in Tehran. In November 2004, her life changed forever when a rejected suitor threw acid into her face, scarring her and blinding her in both eyes. For four years Ameneh fought hard for the right to have her attacker tried under Islamic law which allows for victims' retribution. A rare look at contemporary life and law in Iran.

Cutting-Edge Research May Lead to New HIV/AIDS Drug Treatment

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:33:27 PST

In what promises to be good news for African Americans diagnosed with HIV/AIDS -- an epidemic that continues to be a major health crisis for the United States -- scientists may have found a new development after 20 years that could lead to better treatment, British and U.S. researchers announced at the beginning of the year.

AIDS Epidemic in Some US Cities Worse Than Global Hot Spots

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:58:15 PST

Despite advances in prevention and treatment, rates of HIV/AIDS in some parts of the U.S. are higher than those in sub-Saharan Africa, say the authors of a recent study in The New England Journal of Medicine.