Mixing the Message
Carl Vogel |
Welfare advocates said they dreaded the expansion of WEP in the nonprofit sphere. According to the latest city contract, they might nto have to worry.
Bronx
WORKFARE'S NEW JOB TITLE
Carl Vogel |
The city is offering more workfare slots to nonprofits, but there are new standards, too.
The Fed’s Bad Credit Report
Carl Vogel |
Is your bank making enough loans to businesses in low-income neighborhoods? The Federal Reserve’s new CRA database probably won’t tell you much more than you already know.
HOUSING BOOM BOOSTS CITY
Carl Vogel |
Investing more than $4 billion in affordable housing will more than pay New York City back over the long-run, according to a new report.
Family Court
The Sister v. Big Brother
Carl Vogel |
In creating a new computer system, the state proposes to upload sensitive family case histories. A nun in Sunset Park leads one of the groups that says New York shouldn’t scare people away in their moment of need.
Welfare
BIG BROTHER'S A PROBLEM FOR A.C.S. COMPUTERIZATION
Carl Vogel |
A plan to link the computers of every child welfare system in the state means that families won’t feel secure enough to come in for voluntary counseling, advocates say.
Community Service Society of New York
Housing Off-Line
Carl Vogel |
A computer “one-stop shop” with data from five different city agencies for every residential building in New York City may never be released to the community groups for which it was created.
Bronx
CITY PULLS PLUG ON PLAN TO WIRE NABES TO HOUSING DATA BANK
Carl Vogel |
The city has been working for years to create a computer system that would give community groups access to info on every address in the city–but it may never see the light of day.
C'est le Temps d'Giuliani
Carl Vogel |
The Hatian community has proven repeatedly it can deliver huge numbers of people to the streets.
