State officials say they’re committed to guiding public assistance recipients into the best jobs possible, despite the veto of a bill that would have required that.
Lawyer and former family advocate Gladys Carrion, now the commissioner of the state Office of Children and Family Services, says foster care and juvenile justice shouldn’t be a revolving door.
An initiative to steer public assistance recipients into ‘sustainable wage’ jobs awaits Gov. Spitzer’s signature – while the state’s local-level welfare officials urge a veto.
Changes at the Community Service Society, lots of new chiefs at city and nonprofit posts, and even an affordable housing executive running for Congress.
“Shortly after the massive power failure ended, four groups began an investigation into why Consolidated Edison’s system failed. But who is looking into why our social and economic systems fail…
