Latest News February 23, 2022Bronx Impact Alliance - Community District 6 team and Bronx Impact Food Access Collective show Co-Chair of House Hunger Caucus the impact of food insecurity in the Bronx and engage in discussion about food justiceBronx News 12February 18, 2022 With the support of elected officials and local stakeholders, Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice (YMPJ, the backbone leader for Bronx Impact Alliance - Community District 9) sets out to reclaim the abandoned Cass Gilbert Amtrak station on Westchester Ave. October 18, 2021Bronx Impact Alliance CD6 backbone organization, Phipps Neighborhoods, and FoodStream Network launch free pop-up farmers markets in the Bronx.The Bronx ChronicleSeptember 14, 2021Bronx Impact Alliance CD6 Director Allison Marino joins leaders in the Bronx for a conversation about food justice through the lens of faith in the Bronx Food Justice Forum. Youtube June 29, 2021NYS Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernandez allocates $100k in funding to Children’s Aid to support its Bronx Impact initiative. Bronx Times March 22, 2021South Bronx Rising Together (SBRT) fights to improve digital equity for students in the Bronx as remote learning proves a challenge for families without access to the necessary technology and internet capabilities.Mott Haven Herald February 22, 2021JARC Week Launch: The Steering Committee of the Jerome Avenue Revitalization Collaborative (JARC) kicked off JARC Week, a week-long series of free virtual events to introduce area stakeholders to the Jerome Avenue Revitalization Collaborative. JARC Week kicked off February 23 with a Stakeholder Townhall, followed by a PPP Loan Panel for Businesses and Non-Profit organizations on February 24, and concluded with a Bronx Borough President Candidate Forum on February 25. Press Release November 30, 2020Bronx Impact’s Food Access Collective and over 20 community partners submitted a plan to the Mayor’s Office to increase equitable food access in the Bronx and across New York City.Phipps Neighborhoods November 10, 2020BronxNet Interview about #BronxDigitalEquity: The host of Open BXRx, Sonyi Lopez, is joined by Rose DeStefano, Director of Collective Impact of Bronx Impact, to discuss digital equity & how Bronxites have been facing the digital divide during the pandemic with Bronx Impact.BronxNet November 5, 202090.7 WFUV Community Dialogues: Bronx Impact at Children’s Aid. George Bodarky interviews Rose DeStefano, Senior Director of Collective Impact, about structural inequities in the Bronx.90.7 WFUV October 26, 2020Bronx Borough President Ruben Díaz Jr. holds tech equity day in conjunction with Bronx Impact, South Bronx Rising Together, and other local organizations. Díaz hosted the event to highlight the struggles students face accessing remote learning without necessary technology, and to call on the Department of Education to ameliorate these problems.Press Release April 24, 2020Jerome Avenue Revitalization Collaborative: A Demand-Driven, Community-Led Approach to Aligning Workforce and Economic DevelopmentJobs First NYC February 18, 2020Governor Cuomo Announces Projects Funded Through the Empire State Poverty Reduction Initiative Launching in the Bronx New York State
