Citywide
Today's Pro-Bono Lawyer Is A 'Multiforum Advocate'
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A new report looks at the legal needs of 3 million lower-income New Yorkers.
Brooklyn
A Barbershop Is A Beacon For Those Leaving Prison
Nekoro Gomes |
Barber, businessman and ex-offender Al Gleaton-Mathieu tries to keep his neighbors out of prison, and smooth the way for those coming home.
Bronx
Will Welfare Rolls Rise Following Record Low?
Neil deMause |
While the nation’s economic crisis deepens, city welfare programs are reaching the fewest residents in decades.
Bronx
Ounces of Prevention Vie With Pounds of Core
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Preventive programs are falling by the wayside as the city budget is cut ever closer to only mandated services.
Manhattan
Will Feds Get Behind A National 'CEO' Approach?
Casey Samulski |
Mayor Bloomberg proposes extending his signature poverty-fighting measures nationwide.
Bronx
Trauma Treatment For Foster Kids Gets Reprieve
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A new state program aimed at helping foster youth in the near and long term is spared the budget ax.
Bronx
Eviction Prevention Imperiled By State Cut
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Housing advocates and clients were dismayed by the loss of the Homelessness Prevention Program — and Legal Aid may file suit.
ARTS and CULTURE
One Idealist's Progress In Fighting Poverty Online
Curtis Stephen |
Darryl Penrice has been needy himself. Now that he’s stumbled across a potential way to reduce want for everyone, he’s determined to make it work.
Health and Environment
Workfare Isn't Working, Advocates Insist To City
Matt Schwarzfeld |
But the city welfare agency says it’s doing as well as possible under federal welfare rules.
Health and Environment
Churches 'Foster' New Family Ties
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A group of Queens congregations is working together to recruit and nurture new foster parents.
