Investigations
City Investigating Home for LGBT Youth
Adelyn Maldonado and Julio Palleiro |
Current and former residents of a group home for LGBT youth say physical abuse, sexual misconduct and financial mismanagement were common.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Teen Sex Message Minces Few Words
Catherine M. Abate |
Some have criticized the words that teens use to discuss sex in a new series of public service announcements. This author argues the only way to reach at-risk youth is to speak their language.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Report: Shift in Child Welfare Policy Undermined by Budget Moves
Helen Zelon |
The IBO depicts a profound change at the Administration for Children’s Services, with preventive offerings replacing foster care as the agency’s go-to policy. But questionable budget decisions undercut the impact of the shift.
News
New Child Welfare Head Faces Mountain of Challenges
Helen Zelon |
Ronald Richter just got what the mayor calls a “thankless” job—running the Administration for Children’s Services. We asked ACS’s sometime allies and frequent critics in the advocacy world what Richter’s chief challenges will be.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
NY Pols Tout Bill Targeting Jobless Youth
Kiera Feldman |
The Urban Jobs Act would provide $20 million for services to unemployed young people. Amid partisan rancor, will the idea survive Congress? Against record youth unemployment, will it make a difference if it does?
Government
Concerns Persist Over Child Welfare Cases Involving Mental Health
Kelly Virella |
As many as one in five child welfare cases involves a parent with a mental health diagnosis, creating challenges for parents, children and caseworkers. Advocates say efforts to address those challenges haven’t gone far enough.
Economy
Report: Young NYers Face Higher Barriers To Public Assistance
Neil deMause |
A study of low-income New Yorkers under the age of 24 indicates they have trouble getting welfare benefits to which they are entitled. City officials say the report—and others that raised similar questions—suffers from poor methodology.
Education
Boxing Programs In Fight For Their Lives
Isabella Moschen |
Despite their traditional appeal as a way to get tough kids off the street, youth boxing programs are struggling to survive as foundations favor programs whose success is easier to measure.
Bronx
Defeated In Court, Waste Station's Foes Take To The Streets
Gena Mangiaratti |
Opponents of a planned East 91st Street waste transfer station say the city should reconsider alternatives. But advocates from other neighborhoods believe the site is right for establishing a fairer sanitation system.
Government
Some Young Migrants Face Deportation With No Lawyer
Meredith Hoffman |
After being detained by federal border agents, Leticia, 15, faced having to navigate the immigration system—where there is no right to government-appointed counsel—alone. A pro bono attorney stepped up for her. But many migrants aren’t as lucky.
