Aging in a New Era
Mar 17, 2008
Photo courtesy of Administration on Aging Aging has come of age. By 2030, according to the Bloomberg administration, New York's over-60 population, now at 1.3 million, will increase by 44 percent. The Last Updated (Thursday, March 28, 2013 10:27 AM)
A Treatment that Follows Drug Users
Dec 14, 2007
Traditional drug treatment for teens often means being sent to an inpatient facility, far from family and friends. The young people might stop abusing drugs but then, soon after they Last Updated (Thursday, March 28, 2013 10:28 AM)
Helping Abuse Victims Keep Their Children
Nov 07, 2007
One night in 1999, Sharwline Nicholson’s former boyfriend showed up at her house and assaulted her when she opened the door. While she was in the hospital being treated for Last Updated (Thursday, March 28, 2013 10:28 AM)
The Catch-22 of Subsidized Day Care
Sep 24, 2007
United Community Child Care Center in East New York. (Photo by: Tara Siegel) For thousands of hardworking low-income New Yorkers with preschool children, the stress and financial burdens of finding Last Updated (Thursday, March 28, 2013 10:28 AM)
Insuring New York's Children
Sep 17, 2007
Lanette Murphy is raising four children on the Lower East Side, one with a form of autism and two with chronic asthma, by herself. At one point when a health Last Updated (Thursday, March 28, 2013 10:29 AM)
New York's Family Treatment Court
Sep 12, 2007
On a recent Tuesday afternoon, a parent in Manhattan Family Treatment Court faced Judge Gloria Sosa-Lintner. In a courtroom the size of an ordinary living room, the parent, a recovering Last Updated (Thursday, March 28, 2013 10:29 AM)
Too Few Jobs for Youth
Sep 04, 2007
New York City recently concluded its Summer Youth Employment Program, a highly regarded city-run initiative that placed more than 41,000 New Yorkers ages 14 to 21 into publicly subsidized temporary Last Updated (Thursday, March 28, 2013 10:29 AM)
Cash Incentives for the Poor
Aug 28, 2007
For years government has given money to poor people. Usually the payment has been based on need—income, number of children, expenses and so one. Now Mayor Michael Bloomberg has taken Last Updated (Thursday, March 28, 2013 10:31 AM)
Foster Care System Gives Parents a Bigger Role
Jun 06, 2007
When Philneia Timmons’ children were placed in foster care, the last thing Timmons felt like doing was the one thing she was required to do to get her kids back Last Updated (Thursday, March 28, 2013 10:33 AM)
Helping Foster Children Become Better Parents
Apr 19, 2007
Amy Cooper sits in a circle with seven pregnant women and one new mother demonstrating the techniques of infant massage. Massage, she explains, can be a valuable tool to help Last Updated (Thursday, March 28, 2013 10:34 AM) |