03 Nov 2003 Uncategorized FIRST WATCH HUD’s new “Appraiser Watch” system, designed as a check on predatory lending through Federal Housing Administration programs, is fully operational. ByK. Wright0 minRead time
03 Nov 2003 Uncategorized TAX LOSS If Congress repeals the estate tax, nonprofits in New York State will lose nearly $1.5 billion a year. ByK. Wright0 minRead time
03 Nov 2003 Uncategorized ADAP WATCH Sixteen states around the country have set up waiting lists for their AIDS drug insurance programs so far this year. ByK. Wright1 minRead time
03 Nov 2003 Uncategorized THE MORE THINGS CHANGE… September 11 and the sluggish economy have done virtually nothing to slow the pace of either legal and illegal immigration. ByK. Wright0 minRead time
03 Nov 2003 Uncategorized EAT YOUR BREAKFAST Less than a quarter of New York City public school students who participate in the free school lunch program are also getting free breakfasts. ByK. Wright1 minRead time
27 Oct 2003 Uncategorized DENIALS REVIEWED A federal court ordered the city to inform thousands of New Yorkers denied public assistance that they have the right to contest that denial. ByK. Wright1 minRead time
27 Oct 2003 Uncategorized RESPONSIBLE GROWTH Assets in professionally-managed investment portfolios that screen for “social responsibility” grew by 7 percent from 2001 to 2002. ByK. Wright0 minRead time
27 Oct 2003 Uncategorized LEGAL STRIKE The staff of the 30-year-old MFY Legal Services unanimously voted yesterday morning to go on strike. ByK. Wright1 minRead time
27 Oct 2003 Uncategorized RESOURCES AND BEHAVIOR Researchers found a clear link between the number of behavioral problems a school has and the amount of key resources that are available there. ByK. Wright0 minRead time
27 Oct 2003 Economy GIVING TRENDS Giving to the largest 400 foundations in the U.S. dropped last year for the first time in the 12 years since the Chronicle of Philanthropy began tracking it. ByK. Wright0 minRead time