MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving recently announced the results of its open call for grant applications, which began last year. Originally, Scott designated $1 million in unrestricted funding for 250 nonprofits. The open call itself was unprecedented for Scott, whose team typically researches organizations and quietly gives the funds to the nonprofits it chooses.
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Sharon Content was uncontent with life on Wall Street. She felt destined for more, so she made a high-risk investment ditching her cushy gig for the unknown throes of nonprofit work. Fast forward to today, her organization Children of Promise, NYC, is celebrating more than 15 years serving children with incarcerated parents.
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Several Brooklyn organizations received $1 million and more from Yield Giving, the charity foundation run by MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos.
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New funding will expand critical care and resources for children of incarcerated parents in New York City
BROOKLYN, N.Y. , March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Last week, Children of Promise, NYC (CPNYC), the only nonprofit in New York City with an afterschool program serving children of incarcerated parents, received a $2 million grant from MacKenzie Scott's Yield Giving Open Call.
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Children of Promise, NYC (CPNYC), a nonprofit dedicated to supporting children with incarcerated parents, has been awarded a $2 million grant from Mackenzie Scott’s Yield Giving Open Call.
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NEW YORK (WABC) -- In this edition of "Here and Now," Sandra Bookman looks at how Children of Promise, NYC is creating opportunities for young people whose parents are behind bars.
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Brooklyn, NY, March 19, 2024 – Today, Children of Promise, NYC (CPNYC), the only nonprofit in New York City with an afterschool program serving children of incarcerated parents, is announcing its receipt of a $2 million grant from MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving Open Call. CPNYC was selected for the award from 6,353 applications from all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico after multiple levels of review from the selection committee.
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An organization has been helping children cope with hardships due to having a family member being incarcerated.
News 12's Brittany Cadet sat down with Sharon Content, the president of Children of Promise NYC, to discuss the mission behind the program to erase the stigma.
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(WIB) – The holiday season can be a time of healing and hope as family members come together in celebration. It can also be a time of grief and loss as you mourn a loved one who isn’t there in the flesh to enjoy the festivities. And it could also be a time of emptiness, especially for youth, who are partaking in the holidays with one or both of their parents absent due to being incarcerated.
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