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LETTER FROM THE CEO
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Letter from the CEO...................................................................................................... Putting Your Dollars to Work..................................................................................... The Robin Hood Way.................................................................................................... Community of Caring................................................................................................... Community Spotlight: Henry Street Settlement................................................. Programs and Special Initiatives Laying the Building Blocks That Fortify Opportunity ...................................... Emergency Food........................................................................................................ Migrants—Our Newest New Yorkers................................................................... Physical and Mental Health.................................................................................... Education...................................................................................................................... Early Childhood ......................................................................................................... Career Advancement............................................................................................... Financial Stability....................................................................................................... Housing and Homelessness.................................................................................. Capacity Building...................................................................................................... Criminal Justice.......................................................................................................... Poverty Tracker........................................................................................................... Special Initiatives....................................................................................................... Community Spotlight: St. John’s Bread & Life.................................................. Our Community Partners ........................................................................................... Join Us! .............................................................................................................................. Donor Spotlight.............................................................................................................. Upcoming Events.......................................................................................................... Your Support in 2024 Makes It Possible................................................................ Governance and Leadership......................................................................................
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Dear Friends,
Since beginning my tenure as CEO three and a half years ago, Robin Hood has been steadfast in building the infrastructure of opportunity in New York City. Our goal—always—is to aid New Yorkers in escaping poverty, transforming their lives and building a better future for themselves and their loved ones. The work is not easy. Fifty-eight percent of New Yorkers are poor or low-income, just a missed paycheck or unexpected bill away from crisis. Every year, 1.8 million New Yorkers rely upon food stamp benefits to feed their families and more than 4 million receive health insurance through Medicaid. Reducing funding for these important programs threatens the stability of New York families and will force many more New Yorkers into poverty. This is a difficult moment for poverty fighters, but because of your commitment to Robin Hood, it is also one filled with possibility. You made it possible for Robin Hood to distribute $129.5 million in grants to 285 grantee partners across all five boroughs in 2024. Your contribution enables Robin Hood to fund, support, and connect a vast network of nimble, creative, and highly effective organizations that are building the foundation of a City that works for all New Yorkers.
Together, we’re nourishing the hungry, giving shelter to the homeless, welcoming our newest neighbors, providing physical and mental health care, improving our schools, and getting students to and through college. We’re working to expand access to affordable child care, training and placing people in jobs that pay family-sustaining wages, and keeping young people out of the criminal legal system. And we’re partnering with advocates to expand affordable housing, extend health care eligibility for lower-income children, raise hourly wages, and preserve funding for 3-K and Pre-K programs. Together, we’re building something amazing— a City of hope and opportunity, where possibility is limited only by the imagination of the 8 million people who call New York home. Which is to say, no limits at all.
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Thank you for being Robin Hood.
Sincerely,
Richard R. Buery, Jr.
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