Bronx
Inspected and Corrected: New Focus on Nonprofits
Karen Loew |
Providing foster care, drug counseling, senior services and more, groups holding hundreds of millions in city contracts are facing increased scrutiny.
Brooklyn
Local Group Petitions For Regular Delegates' Power
Karen Loew |
A new Brooklyn-based web effort aims to ensure that citizens’ Democratic presidential primary votes have impact.
Justice
Viewing the Foster Child Population, In Proportion
Karen Loew |
Child welfare professionals are taking a hard look at why so many African American children are in care.
Justice
CONTRACTING FOR CHANGE: ACS CHALLENGES PROVIDERS
Karen Loew |
Amid likely budget cuts and threats to valued programs, the Administration for Children’s Services is forging ahead in remaking its delivery of services.
Homelessness
After Shelter, Helping Survivors Find A Home
Karen Loew |
New initiatives aim to address the needs of low-income domestic violence survivors.
Bronx
New Homeless Process Successful, City Says
Karen Loew |
But advocates are still outraged about a more stringent approach toward granting emergency shelter.
Bronx
The 'Air-Bridged Harbor' And Other Songs of NYC
Karen Loew |
A new collection of poems illustrates New York over centuries.
Justice
Embattled Kids' Commish Promotes Change At ACS
Karen Loew |
The city’s child welfare chief says he embraces the directives of a report deeply critical of his agency.
Bronx
Who Are Homeless Youth? Study Tries To Find Out
Karen Loew |
A survey in the works seems to be the first comprehensive look at young people sleeping on couches, in shelters and on the street.
City Hall
Welfare to Work, But Which Kind?
Karen Loew |
An initiative to steer public assistance recipients into ‘sustainable wage’ jobs awaits Gov. Spitzer’s signature – while the state’s local-level welfare officials urge a veto.
