Welfare
WARD OF THE STATE
Adam Fifield |
Judge Robert J. Ward heard a groundbreaking class-action case against the city’s child welfare agency, but does it make sense for him to preside over all similar lawsuits?
Bronx
DOUBLE-TROUBLE BUDGET FOR LEGAL HELP GROUPS
Alyssa Katz |
The Giuliani administration has proposed closing two anti-eviction programs, one of which brings in $6 million in federal and state funds.
Welfare
PROCESSED DIP
Alyssa Katz |
Fewer women in New York are using WIC coupons, and advocates have a list of reasons for the decline.
Staten Island
BENEFITS: PAPER OR PLASTIC?
Kathleen McGowan |
A new city system to use debit cards for food stamps and welfare benefits relies too much on suburban style supermarkets and ATMs, critics charge.
Family Court
CITY LIMITS IN COURT
City Limits |
In the current issue of City Limits: an overview of what’s wrong with New York City’s Family Court.
Welfare
READ IT AND WEP
Kemba Johnson |
A new study shows that the city’s workfare program might be taking union jobs, but it sure isn’t helping participants find a real job.
Justice
NO COHEN JOB
Kemba Johnson |
Steady bureaucrat Steven Cohen is put in charge of the panel that will determine the effectiveness of the city’s child welfare system.
Justice
ADOPTION BILL ORPHANED IN STATE CAPITOL
G. Thrush and A. Katz |
Governor Pataki and the State Assembly each have their own version of a new state law that will implement tougher federal adoption rules–but either will speed up the current system dramatically.
Bronx
ACS NABE PLAN PUTS SPECIALISTS ON HOLD
Juan Castillo |
Most advocates are happy the city’s child welfare agency will be placing children in foster care near their homes–but a few are asking what happens to kids with special needs.
Welfare
BIRTH NOTICES
Glenn Thrush |
Teen moms are now less likely to have a second kid, a new study finds.
