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Ponce De Leon Foundation Announces Grant Awards

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Monday, January 29, 2024

BRONX, N.Y., Jan. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of the Ponce De Leon Foundation is pleased to announce it has awarded $622,000 to nonprofits that are making a difference in our communities.

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  • BRONX, N.Y., Jan. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of the Ponce De Leon Foundation is pleased to announce it has awarded $622,000 to nonprofits that are making a difference in our communities.
  • Since its inception in 2017, the Foundation has provided over $2.3 million in grants.
  • Madeline V. Marquez, Executive Director of the Ponce De Leon Foundation, stated “each year the number of applications to our grant program grows by a lot.
  • Act Now Foundation, Inc.: $16,000 for the Alzheimer’s Care Project.

Transgender Conference Educates Community, Focuses on Unmet Needs  

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Friday, November 19, 2021
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211119005712/en/
    Charlie Arrowood, Esq., leads a workshop on name change and gender marker change at the Long Island, Transgender, Gender Non-Confirming, Non-Binary (TGNCNB) Conference.
  • Credit Northwell Health (Photo: Business Wire)
    The Center for Transgender Care at Northwell Health and the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell kicked off Transgender Week by hosting the third annual Long Island, Transgender, Gender Non-Confirming, Non-Binary (TGNCNB) Conference on November 14 at Hofstra University.
  • More than 100 participants attended the conference, which was supported by the Northwell Health Transgender Community Advisory Board and an ongoing contribution for transgender education from Steven and Stacy Hoffman.
  • This years conference focused on medical care, social support and addressing unmet needs on Long Island for TGNCNB individuals both in adolescence and adulthood, as well as their parents and children.