ALBANY –Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance Commissioner Samuel D. Roberts, Office of Children and Family Services Acting Commissioner Shelia Poole, representatives from New York State Homes and Community Renewal and Governor Cuomo’s Interagency Nonprofit Coordination Team will host a roundtable on addressing poverty in Albany and Troy. They will also offer a presentation on the New York State Grants Gateway Portal and how not-for-profit organizations can apply for state funding.

Members of the press are invited to attend.

WHO:     Commissioner of the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance Samuel D. Roberts

              Acting Commissioner of the Office of Children and Family Services Sheila Poole

              Representatives from Homes and Community Renewal

              Representatives from Governor Cuomo’s Interagency Nonprofit Coordination Team

WHAT:   The cities of Albany and Troy have been selected to take part in Governor Cuomo’s Empire State Poverty Reduction Initiative (ESPRI), a coordinated, multifaceted approach to addressing poverty in New York communities. We will provide an update on the progress of the ESPRI and will be discussing current and upcoming programs to benefit the cities’ residents. We will offer a presentation on the New York State Grants Gateway Portal and how not-for-profit organizations involved in the poverty initiative can apply for state funding.

WHEN:   Friday, June 23, 2017

              11:00 a.m.- 12:30 pm

WHERE: The Blue Room

              New York State Capitol, 2nd Floor

              State Street and Washington Ave

              Albany, NY 12224