20 Mar 2000 ARTS and CULTURE MAXIMUS PROTECTION Welfare-to-work contractor Maximus is vetting new hires for any conflicts of interest–something they know about all too well. ByKathleen McGowan2 minRead time
13 Mar 2000 Uncategorized LAWYERS ON THE LINE Legal Services lawyers in the Broadway office in Brooklyn are angry about office finances and staffing–but are they mad enough to strike? ByKathleen McGowan2 minRead time
06 Mar 2000 Uncategorized MIS-APPROPRIATIONS What do a new cardiac center in Rochester and upgrades to the cross-country skiing trails at Lake Placid have in common? They’re both funded by federal Community Development Block Grants,… ByKathleen McGowan3 minRead time
01 Mar 2000 Uncategorized Same Old House Housing Court reforms hit tenants hard. ByKathleen McGowan3 minRead time
01 Mar 2000 Uncategorized Group Home Videos Homecoming Queens documents life at a home for gay teens in foster care. ByKathleen McGowan3 minRead time
28 Feb 2000 Uncategorized WELFARE BOSS TURNS PRUDE.COM Workforce architect Richard Schwartz’s latest endeavor is a web tool that blocks dirty pictures. ByKathleen McGowan1 minRead time
28 Feb 2000 Uncategorized HOW THE DOE RISES The city awards an $180 million contract for a new homeless shelter to an ideological ally of Mayor Giuliani. ByKathleen McGowan1 minRead time
28 Feb 2000 Uncategorized GREEN REPORT SLAMS FOR-PROFIT SOCIAL SERVICES GIANT Maximus, a for-profit firm recently awarded a lucrative city welfare-to-work contract, is under fire for failing to handle a state Medicaid program. ByKathleen McGowan3 minRead time
21 Feb 2000 Uncategorized SMALL STAT SURPRISE For the first time in years, the number of people on welfare in NYC increased last month. ByKathleen McGowan1 minRead time
21 Feb 2000 Uncategorized HUD'S VALENTINE TO NYC TENANTS HUD announces a new agreement to keep a subsidized apartment building under Section 8–and says it’s part of a larger trend. ByKathleen McGowan2 minRead time
