Childstat
Jun 12, 2006
The death of seven-year old Nixzmary Brown in January, allegedly at the hands of her stepfather, caused the city to re-examine the way it provides children's services, particularly how it Last Updated (Monday, April 08, 2013 09:54 AM)
Keeping Welfare Recipients Out of College
Feb 10, 2003
As recently as seven years ago, a college education provided one of the fastest and surest routes out of poverty. Welfare recipients, such as the thousands who attended City University Last Updated (Thursday, March 28, 2013 04:31 PM)
Albany Matters In Social Services
Jul 01, 2002
 New York State's constitution requires it to support its neediest residents. New York State also puts one of the largest financial burdens in the nation upon its local governments, who Last Updated (Thursday, March 28, 2013 04:32 PM)
AIDS At 20: Frontline STD Clinics
Jun 01, 2001
 Martin Algaze knows that, twenty years after acquired immune deficiency syndrome was first identified, many New Yorkers have relaxed about it. "We know there's been a 'complacency effect' setting in Last Updated (Thursday, March 28, 2013 04:23 PM)
Foster Children Still at Risk?
May 01, 2001
Public Advocate Mark Green, a Democratic candidate for mayor, released a report this month concluding that "foster care remains a dangerous or losing proposition for too many children" in New Last Updated (Thursday, March 28, 2013 04:23 PM)
Welfare Running Out. Also, news of the poor, the old, the disabled
Mar 01, 2001
(Mar '01) Welfare Running Out / Shelters Full About 71,400 New York families receiving welfare benefits will reach the five-year limit by the end of the year, reports the New York Last Updated (Thursday, March 28, 2013 04:24 PM)
Election Special-The Missing Social Service Issues
Nov 01, 2000
 (Oct-Nov '00) A few dozen people gathered on the steps of City Hall recently to speak out against the current welfare policy that discourages and denies education and vocational Last Updated (Thursday, March 28, 2013 04:27 PM)
Hunger In New York
Sep 01, 2000
 The food pantry opens early in the morning at the church, because they don't want a line to form. "Would you want to stand outside an emergency food program in your Last Updated (Thursday, March 28, 2013 04:29 PM)
In The News: Substance Abuse Treatment for the Developmentally Disabled
Apr 01, 2000
It is estimated that fifteen percent of those with developmental disabilities are addicted to drugs or alcohol - the same as the percentage in the rest of the population. In Last Updated (Thursday, March 28, 2013 04:27 PM)
Private Child Welfare Agenices
Dec 01, 1999
A panel appointed by Federal District Court judge Robert J. Ward to advise the Administration for Children's Services issued a report in October recommending that the City tighten its supervision Last Updated (Thursday, March 28, 2013 04:23 PM) |