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North Star Fund In the News
Sandy's Lesson: Today's Relief System Doesn't Work for the Vulnerable
Climate Change and Sandy's Impact in the Age of Inequality
August 21, 2012 - Huffington PostWhen "Stop and Frisk" Becomes "Stop and Hurt"
August 15, 2012 - The Chronicle of Philanthropy
2 Reasons Grant Makers Should Race to Aid Immigrant Charities
June 18, 2012 - Huffington Post
Dream Activists Made It Happen
May 2, 2012 - Western Queens Gazette
Gianaris And Bryant H.S. Youth Activists Celebrate Earth Day
March 15, 2012 - NY Daily News
A second dose of green projects for concrete-heavy western Queens
March 4, 2012 - NY Daily News
Legacy of 2006 blackout yielding green projects in western Queens
March 2, 2012 - The Village Voice Blogs
With OWS Support, Advocates Plan Rally to Protest Post Office Closures
February 14, 2012 - Huffington Post
For the Love of Justice: A Valentine's Day Tribute to Frederick Douglass
December 21, 2011 - Huffington Post
Give the Gift of Voice
November 22, 2011 - Huffington Post
Mayor Bloomberg Signs Law To Stem Deportations From Rikers Island
October 26, 2011 - Philanthropy News Digest
5 Questions for Hugh Hogan [on Occupy Wall Street]
October 11, 2011 - USA Today
'Occupy Wall Street' protests test left's determination
March 20, 2011 - Crain's New York Business.com
A tree will finally grow in Sunnyside
February 10, 2011 - Wall Street Journal
Powering Green Efforts
February 13, 2011 - The Daily News
Grants helping create green footprint in western Queens following 2006 blackout
February 11, 2011 - Queens Forum
Fund Allocates Millions for Green Projects: Shows Model for Future Initiatives
March 15, 2010 - New York Daily News
Queens group seeks environment-friendly ideas for $7.9M Con Ed payout after '06 blackout
January 6, 2011 - The Empire Page
How to Be a Great Governor
January 6, 2011 - New York Nonprofit Press
North Star Fund Announces New Community Organizing Grants
April 1, 2010 - Yournabe.com
Con Ed money could be used to green Astoria
March 12, 2010 - Philanthropy Journal
Green effort launched in Queens
March 17, 2010 - PNN Online
New $8 Million Fund Helps Queens Go Green
March 18, 2010 - Queens Times - page 3
$8 Million Fund Seeks To Make Western
Queens A Model Green Neighborhood
March 23, 2010 - Sunnyside Post
Report: Sunnyside's Green Vision Session
March 14, 2010 - Sunnyside Post
2006 Blackout to bring "Green"
March 18, 2010 - YourNabe.com
Con Edison to dole out $7.9M for green projects
January 9, 2010 - Sunnyside Post
Help make Sunnyside/Woodside "Greener"
Press Releases
January 28, 2013 - North Star Fund Launches Multimillion Dollar Campaign For Grassroots Activism
November 5, 2012 - North Star Fund Announces Hurricane Relief Effort: Grassroots Hurricane Relief Fund Helps Disenfranchised Families and Communities
March 8, 2012 - New Gardens and Cleaner Air Are First Legacy of Greening Western Queens Program: North Star Fund to Announce New Grants on March 15
Click here to download a pdf of projects for the second year of the Greening Western Queens program.
April 4, 2011 - North Star Fund Announces Largest Grants in Foundation's History
February 1, 2011 - Grants to Make Western Queens a Model Green Neighborhood Will Create Gardens, Green Buildings and Jobs
Click here to download a pdf of the funded projects in this initiative.
January 31, 2011 - Walter Barrientos Joins North Star Fund Staff as Program Officer
March 11, 2010 - $8 Million Fund Seeks to Make Western Queens a Model Green Neighborhood: North Star Fund Kicks Off Initiative at Two Community Visioning Session
