Child Welfare
Can Software Assist In Child Welfare Decisions?
Tram Whitehurst |
A team of researchers says computer analysis of risk factors can aid the protection of children in unsafe situations.
Manhattan
Getting Beyond Dead-End For Welfare Workers' Jobs
Darise Jean-Baptiste |
State officials say they’re committed to guiding public assistance recipients into the best jobs possible, despite the veto of a bill that would have required that.
Bronx
NYC: Just Another Banana Republic
Eileen Markey |
The city is different than it used to be, and you’re probably not benefiting from the changes, says a well-known labor writer in his new book.
Health and Environment
Red Hook's Lost Horizons
Mary Jo Neuberger |
Battered, then neglected, the Brooklyn community of Red Hook now faces the threat of real estate speculation spurred by its magnificent harbor view.
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
Soothing Growing Pains With Matching Grants
Adam F. Hutton |
Behind the city’s new steps to help foster children live on their own.
Bronx
Children's Watchdog For State Speaks Out
Kendra Hurley and Andrew White |
Lawyer and former family advocate Gladys Carrion, now the commissioner of the state Office of Children and Family Services, says foster care and juvenile justice shouldn’t be a revolving door.
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.
Bronx
The City's Latest Hirings and Retirings
Anna Phillips |
Changes at the Community Service Society, lots of new chiefs at city and nonprofit posts, and even an affordable housing executive running for Congress.
Latino
Thirty Years Ago: Lights Out in Harlem
Bernard Cohen |
“Shortly after the massive power failure ended, four groups began an investigation into why Consolidated Edison’s system failed. But who is looking into why our social and economic systems fail all the time for some people?”
