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Impact of late payments on New Yorkers and nonprofit workers
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Speaker Adams outlines the harmful effects of late payments on everyday New Yorkers and the nonprofit sector workforce.
- Describes the threat to various essential services like child care, after-school programs, and senior centers
- Highlights the impact on the nonprofit sector and human service workers, many of whom are women and people of color
- Emphasizes that workers' job security is at risk due to these payment issues
Adrienne E. Adams
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My colleagues have eloquently made the case for why this situation is so untenable, specifically for human service providers.
0:06:38
The harm resulting from late payments ultimately threatens everyday New Yorkers who rely on our child care centers, our after school programs, our arts program, community health centers, our emergency food programs, our senior centers, and the list goes on and on and on.
0:06:57
It also impacts the nonprofit sector and human service workers who power our city.
0:07:02
The majority of this workforce is comprised of women and people of color and their ability to survive and thrive is on the line.
0:07:11
Our workers make sacrifices to support their fellow New Yorkers and they should not be left wondering whether their jobs are under threat.