04 May 2009 Housing and Homelessness In Time of Rising Need, City Says: Volunteer Can a clever website motivate New Yorkers to make a difference? ByBen Kelly0Comments
04 May 2009 Uncategorized No Thank You, Uncle Sam: NYC Keeps 'SNAP' Stance The Bloomberg administration confirms that it will not extend food stamp benefits for as many as 60,000 residents. ByChloe Tribich0Comments
30 Mar 2009 Government In Depth Build The Strong Bones Of A City Food System Federal stimulus money is providing food stamp recipients more money to spend – on french fries or fresh veggies? ByNevin Cohen0Comments
08 Dec 2008 Uncategorized Yes We Can End Hunger In his new book, activist Joel Berg says everyone can have enough to eat. ByNeil deMause0Comments
08 Dec 2008 In Depth Uncategorized Of Food Stamps and Fraud One reason for the public assistance obstacle course is the desire to prevent costly fraud. ByMatt Schwarzfeld0Comments
08 Dec 2008 Uncategorized Can Public Assistance Be More User-Friendly? The Human Resources Administration isn’t interested in measures that officials and advocates are proposing. ByMatt Schwarzfeld0Comments
01 Dec 2008 Uncategorized Teens Learn Their Rights In Time To Exercise Them Between encountering cops on the streets and safety agents in the schools, young people can use some advice about when and how to question authority. ByChris Narducci0Comments
11 Aug 2008 In Depth TWO FRIENDS INVESTIGATE THE URBAN FOOD CHAIN Several points of progress in the spread of healthy food are amplified in an upcoming documentary. ByKaren Loew0Comments
04 Aug 2008 Uncategorized BALANCE THE BUDGET AND AUGMENT THE SAFETY NET A leading anti-poverty advocate insists that poor and low-income working families not bear the brunt of budget cuts. ByDavid R. Jones0Comments
30 Jun 2008 In Depth Food, Food Everywhere But Can't Afford To Buy Now that nearly two out of five New Yorkers report trouble affording food, new city and nonprofit efforts to help are coming not a moment too soon. ByKalyn Belsha0Comments
