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Ten years ago the controversial Venezuelan leader promised petroleum revenue to help the South Bronx. While Chavez’s legacy is complicated, a youth worker argues that an upcoming concert is proof…

ByLiza Austria and Richard Miller 0Comments

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Jul 2015

Education

Groups Scramble to Fight Students’ Literacy Slip Over Summer Break

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…

ByPatrick Donachie 2Comments

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May 2015

Uncategorized

Brooklyn Community Services Announces its Inspiring Human Spirit Awards Honorees

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

Bywearebcs 0Comments

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Mar 2015

Uncategorized

Brooklyn Community Services Launches College Initiative

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.

Bywearebcs 0Comments

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Mar 2015

Opinion

Cuomo Commission Offers Smart Way to Fight Youth Crime

The proposed reforms will help keep our communities safe, even as they treat young offenders fairly.

ByRoderick Jenkins 2Comments

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Jul 2014

Justice

Struggle Amid Progress: To Be LGBTQ in Foster Care

New York City is working to build a foster-care system that welcomes gay and trans youth. New training has made gains against still-common cultural and religious hangups among caseworkers and…

BySara Sugar 1Comment

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Apr 2014

Justice

Group Amplifies Complaints by Foster-Care Parents, Kids

An advocacy group in Harlem says it is hearing more and more from parents and children who believe the child-welfare system has been insufficiently responsive to their complaints.

ByAudrey McGlinchy 0Comments

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Mar 2014

Justice Opinion

Custody Battle Delays Mean Kids Grow Up in Family Court

A shortage of judges means some children and their families spend years in the system, exacerbating whatever problems brought them there in the first place.

ByDawn Post 0Comments

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Mar 2014

Investigations Justice

Juvenile Justice Reform Falls Short of Goals

The Close to Home initiative was supposed to move detained kids to less restrictive settings and improve their ability to complete their education. That hasn’t happened.

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Jan 2014

Government

Looking After the Welfare of Child Welfare Workers

Burnout among child welfare workers hurts kids in foster care. In 2011, an effort was launched to give New York City caseworkers the support they need to stay on the…

ByRachel Blustain 0Comments

Hugo Chavez, an Oil Company and the Beautiful Sound of Bronx Youth