In the past decade and a half, the number of Americans living in high-poverty neighborhoods has doubled thanks to suburban sprawl and exclusionary zoning practices.
From distributing books in barbershops to recruiting a giant-sized Dora to explore the steps of City Hall, advocates and experts are trying to match inadequate public resources to the serious problem of summer break literacy losses.
City food programs are expanding to address food insecurity among older New Yorkers. But some advocates want a more fundamental fix: A new, public retirement savings program to give seniors more financial power.
Amid the debates about how the minimum wage or better schools might reduce poverty are a million New Yorkers who are largely beyond the reach of those policies. And one in five of them are poor.
The Community Service Society’s annual Unheard Third poll finds that sizable segments of upper income and Republican New Yorkers back the policies that solid majorities of lower-income and Democratic households support.
BCS will premiere a short film at the Human Spirit Awards (Monday, June 1, 2015, which is a behind-the-scenes look at the ONE Brooklyn Community campaign photo shoot.
BCS hosts its annual BCS Human Spirit Awards gala dinner Monday, June 1, 2015, at the Grand Hyatt-Manhattan Ballroom (109 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017) with inspiring honorees
The latest addition to our Citizens’ Toolkit is a guide for navigating the city’s social safety net.
Brooklyn Community Services (BCS) has launched ONE Brooklyn Campus a platform to mobilize students through volunteer service, to effect change for Brooklyn residents living in underserved communities.
Blasted years ago by critics for wasting money and needlessly hassling disabled people, have lessons been learned for the next round of WeCARE?
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