Justice
ASSESSING ACS CHANGES
AFTER A 'HORRIFIC' YEAR
Adam F. Hutton |
Child welfare experts evaluated the Administration for Children’s Services at a panel hosted by the Public Advocate.
Justice
FOSTER CARE MANAGEMENT MADE SMARTER
Karen Loew |
ACS remodels its workings in an effort to move kids faster toward a ‘forever family.’
Welfare
SEEKING A SYMPATHETIC EAR
ON WELFARE IN WASHINGTON
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In the window before new welfare regulations go into effect, New York city and state officials try to get modifications made.
Health and Environment
GOOD NEWS FOR RENTERS WITH HIV
Karen Loew |
A threatened rent hike that would leave some publicly assisted folks with just $11 a day in spending money appears to be no more.
Michael Bloomberg
DESIGNED TO DELIVER JOBS,
'WECARE' YIELDS CRITICISM
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The city’s welfare agency isn’t helping the jobless nearly enough, charges a low-income advocacy group – but others claim this study isn’t thorough enough to judge.
Christine Quinn
A NEW CAMPAIGN FOR FOOD AID
Elizabeth Henderson |
The half-million or so New Yorkers eligible for food stamps but not receiving them are being targeted by advocates and officials.
Justice
WHERE FOSTER CARE MEETS SPECIAL EDUCATION
Child Welfare Watch |
A group of child welfare practitioners, advocates, academics, former public officials and parents puts forward new suggestions for city policymakers working to address the needs of a particularly needy group of youngsters.
Bronx
AFFORDABLE HOUSING STRIKES IT RICH
Matt Sollars |
A major initiative aims to put housing research on par with other social programs.
Living Wage
JUMPING THE LUNCH COUNTER
Rebekah Kebede |
Soup kitchen patrons become lunchtime entrepreneurs.
Homelessness
SURVIVORS TWICE OVER:
HOUSING HOMELESS VETS
Eileen Markey |
A city initiative to find real shelter for vets without homes is making progress.
