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.
Bronx
Less Food, More Demand Means Deeper Fix Needed
Tram Whitehurst |
Hunger in New York City has become so acute that a solution beyond food pantries and soup kitchens must be found, advocates say.
Homelessness
After Shelter, Helping Survivors Find A Home
Karen Loew |
New initiatives aim to address the needs of low-income domestic violence survivors.
Manhattan
Ask How the Pets Are Doing, Family Counselors Learn
Christina Alex |
Domestic violence service providers can better protect survivors and families by building pet-related practices into their routines.
Bronx
Vacant In Manhattan: Agitating For Land Reuse
Jarrett Murphy |
Homeless activists and the borough president have big plans for properties sitting idle – but so far the Bloomberg administration’s not biting.
Bronx
Health Goes Up In Smoke When Temptation Is Cheap
Lawrence Delevingne |
In some neighborhoods with high levels of smoking, cut-rate cigarette sellers proliferate.
ARTS and CULTURE
Despite Condemnation, Hess Holds His Ground
Tram Whitehurst |
Called reckless by some, a new homeless families’ policy is having the desired effect, testifies the Department of Homeless Services commissioner.
Bronx
Homeless Must Wait To Get Rental 'Advantage'
Adam F. Hutton |
Because of limited funding, there’s less supply than demand for the city’s rental subsidy program, Work Advantage.
Bronx
New Homeless Process Successful, City Says
Karen Loew |
But advocates are still outraged about a more stringent approach toward granting emergency shelter.
Bronx
Moving Money Around To Try to Cover NYCHA
Kate Pastor |
Residents of cash-strapped New York City Housing Authority complexes and housing advocates fear that funding fixes have big downsides.
