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Supportive housing works. But some works better than the rest. Providers are using their experiences during the first 26 years of supportive housing construction to refine their model as a…

ByLukas Vrbka 1Comment

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Apr 2016

Uncategorized

How NYC’s Food-Stamp Math Hurts Some Low-Income Families

Thanks to a federal policy, the city’s bookkeeping errors can put families needing help in an even bigger hole.

ByShaunee Morgan 3Comments

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Dec 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Stringer Deplores Conditions in City Homeless Shelters

The comptroller’s audit finds that too many DHS apartments are in poor shape and too few families who live there are getting the services they need. City Hall says it…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Jul 2015

Government Investigations

Fake Visits and Unnoticed Deaths at Agency Serving the Vulnerable

Burdened by a heavy caseload, lacking extensive training or helpful technology, workers at the city’s Adult Protective Services have at times faked mandated visits, failed to address conditions that led…

ByKatia Savchuk and Jenny Zou 1Comment

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Jul 2015

Housing and Homelessness

City’s Tenant Protection Effort Breaks Ground and Ruffles Feathers

The mayor’s housing and rezoning plan could trigger tenant harassment and displacement, so the city is funding teams of tenant specialists to assist renters in affected areas. Some local advocates…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Mar 2015

Economy

Nonprofit Bankruptcy Renews Questions About HRA Program

Blasted years ago by critics for wasting money and needlessly hassling disabled people, have lessons been learned for the next round of WeCARE?

ByKen Brown 4Comments

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Mar 2015

Economy

As Some Fret Over NYC’s Welfare Rolls, Others Aim to Attack Its Poverty

A rise in welfare rolls by 13,000 generates heated headlines. Meanwhile, the reality of 1.6 million New Yorkers in poverty triggers a new policy prescription.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

Success and Struggles Point to a Better Way to Help NYC’s Chronically Homeless

How NYC’s Food-Stamp Math Hurts Some Low-Income Families

Stringer Deplores Conditions in City Homeless Shelters

Fake Visits and Unnoticed Deaths at Agency Serving the Vulnerable

City’s Tenant Protection Effort Breaks Ground and Ruffles Feathers

Nonprofit Bankruptcy Renews Questions About HRA Program

As Some Fret Over NYC’s Welfare Rolls, Others Aim to Attack Its Poverty

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Success and Struggles Point to a Better Way to Help NYC’s Chronically Homeless

How NYC’s Food-Stamp Math Hurts Some Low-Income Families

Stringer Deplores Conditions in City Homeless Shelters

Fake Visits and Unnoticed Deaths at Agency Serving the Vulnerable

City’s Tenant Protection Effort Breaks Ground and Ruffles Feathers

Nonprofit Bankruptcy Renews Questions About HRA Program

As Some Fret Over NYC’s Welfare Rolls, Others Aim to Attack Its Poverty

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