Welfare
LEFTY LAWS UNLEASHED
T. McMillan |
In its last meeting before the fall primaries, the City Council passed a raft of new legislation designed to make life easier for the city’s poor and working class.
Welfare
WELFARE WIN
C. Feldman |
Last year, the state reduced public assistance for families with a member on SSI. Now a state court has reversed the change.
Welfare
BY THE NUMBERS
T. McMillan |
The city’s welfare department says that 3/4 of clients retain their jobs for six months or longer. But a new report finds that one program’s success rate is significantly lower.
Welfare
TREACHEROUS TIMES FOR TANF
T. McMillan |
Federal welfare bill gets extended for tenth time. Observers say that means budget cuts may be imminent.
Child Welfare
CHILD WELFARE WATCHDOG
City Limits |
State Assembly passes bill that would create an Office of the Child Advocate to monitor kids in foster care and juvenile justice systems.
Welfare
CHILD CARE WITH STRINGS: STATE SEEKS TO LIMIT BENEFIT
City Limits |
New regulation would force families seeking low-cost child care to pursue court-ordered child support.
Justice
MAKING THE GRADE: CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES OKAYED
Rong Xiaoqing |
Tough ACS review process yields surprising results.
Michael Bloomberg
WELFARE AT HISTORIC LOW
T. McMillan |
City rolls dip to lowest point in four decades.
Homelessness
ONE CITY/ONE COMMUNITY
C. Feldman |
New program will streamline social service bureaucracy in Bed-Stuy.
