Barriers Keep Many Disabled New Yorkers Trapped in Poverty
Nov 15, 2011
Photo by Euan Slorach As dire as the economic situation is for New Yorkers overall, the challenges confronting those with disabilities in this economic climate loom as truly staggering. Almost Last Updated (Wednesday, March 27, 2013 09:57 AM)
Out of Foster Care -- and Into What?
Aug 31, 2011
Photos by Marissa Miller Anthony Boyd, 22, Armstrong Pelzer, 26, and Joseph Branca, 22, all attend college, have part-time jobs and live at Schafer Hall, a supportive housing facility for former Last Updated (Wednesday, March 27, 2013 10:05 AM)
In Tough Times, Food Stamps Leave Many Hungry
Aug 29, 2011
Photo by Just Food NYC As monthly benefits run out, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers turn to food pantries. William Henry expends a lot of energy to try to stretch Last Updated (Wednesday, March 27, 2013 10:05 AM)
Helping Parents Behind Bars Be Parents
Aug 23, 2011
Photo by Jason Lewis Gerald Harrison, an inmate at Ossining Correctional Facility, met with his family as he graduated from a parenting class at the prison. A seven-year-old girl jumps up and Last Updated (Wednesday, March 27, 2013 10:06 AM)
Cuts to City Day Care Still Worry Parents
Jun 13, 2011
Photo by Women's eNews Protesters rallied against cuts to city daycare programs in March. Although some of the cuts have since been restored, many advocates say the Bloomberg administration's proposed reductions Last Updated (Wednesday, March 27, 2013 10:06 AM)
Spending Cuts Could Threaten Women's Progress
Mar 22, 2011
Photo by Ed Yourdon An overwhelming percentage of caregivers are women -- one reason women will be hit particularly hard by proposed cuts in social service spending. March may be women’s history Last Updated (Wednesday, March 27, 2013 10:08 AM)
Threat to Close 105 Centers Worries City Seniors
Mar 14, 2011
Photo courtesy of Stein Senior Center Senors gathered at the Stein Senior Center in Manhattan following a reading last year. The center is one of more than a 100 centers that Last Updated (Wednesday, March 27, 2013 10:06 AM)
Council Hopes to Block Service Cuts to Protect Children
Dec 22, 2010
Photo by New York City Council Administration for Children's Services Commissioner John Mattingly has defended cuts to the agency in the face of questions from skeptical City Council members. Administration for Children's Last Updated (Wednesday, March 27, 2013 10:07 AM)
Council Starts Silver Alert System
Sep 17, 2010
Photo (cc) About 300 times a year in the five boroughs, a senior with Alzheimer's Disease goes missing, says Jed Levine, executive vice president of the Alzheimer's Association in New York Last Updated (Wednesday, March 27, 2013 10:08 AM)
Advocates Contest AIDS Caseworker Cuts
May 19, 2010
Photo (cc) 2010 William Alatriste Robert Doar, commissioner of the city Human Resources Administration, testifies Tuesday on proposed cuts in programs for people with HIV/AIDS. Valida Henry sat over a bowl of Last Updated (Wednesday, March 27, 2013 10:09 AM) |