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Adams boosts pay for 80,000 human services workers – Caribbean Life

March 21, 2024

New York City Mayor Eric Adams last Thursday announced a US $741 million investment for an estimated 80,000 human services workers employed by non-profit organizations […]

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NYC expands meal delivery service for seniors as more fall into poverty

February 28, 2024

Georges Pierre, a dispatching coordinator with Encore Community Services, a nonprofit focused on helping older adults, has been delivering meals to seniors for the last […]

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Crains: At a Glance

February 5, 2024

The city Department for the Aging has awarded Encore Community Services a $2 million contract extension to provide home-delivered meals to seniors throughout the city. […]

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Chesed Day at The Shefa School

January 25, 2024

Students collaborated with Encore Community Services and Union Settlement to deliver hot meals to participants in Midtown and on the Upper East Side. Other students […]

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The New Administration Must Invest In Older New Yorkers and The Nonprofits Serving Them

January 24, 2024

From City Limits – Our city needs to be thinking now about how to meet the long-term nutrition needs of older New Yorkers, which even before the pandemic were significant—1 in 4 older adults living at home were at risk for hunger.

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Encore Hosts Annual ENCORE OVATION: A CELEBRATION OF AGING THROUGH ART

December 1, 2023

On Monday, December 4th, Encore Community Services will host Encore Ovation – A Celebration of Aging Through Art, honoring Paul Libin – Fr. George Moore Artistic Impact Award and Annette Bening – Paul Lucas Artistic Spirit Award.

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As Older Population Explodes, 250+ Organizations Urge Doubling of State Aging Budget

November 22, 2023

Two hundred and fifty organizations ranging from hospitals to counties to advocates for the aging and many others, including the chairs of the state legislature’s […]

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NYC Senior Centers See Rebounding Demand

October 11, 2023

Encore Community Services, which runs two Older Adult Centers in Manhattan, has seen demand for a more diverse offering of programs and activities since reopening, according to Executive Director Jeremy Kaplan.

Times Square New York

BC/EFA, 54 Below and More Join Coalition Against Times Square Casino

June 21, 2023

The ‘No Times Square Casino’ coalition urges officials to reject the proposal and calls on other residents and community stakeholders to join their efforts.

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