Articles About Social Services
City investigates overpayment to contractors’ private pensions
“I don't think we really know what's going on, quite honestly, and it's not through lack of asking,” budget director tells Council ⧸ Full Story
Lack of Authority
The city's public housing agency knew where its disabled and elderly residents lived when superstorm Sandy struck. That doesn't mean it was able to aid them afterward. But who should have? ⧸ Full Story
More than shelter
At the Park Slope armory, volunteers care for hundreds of people with special needs displaced from the Rockaways by Sandy ⧸ Full Story
Coney Island copes
Residents go on door-to-door hunt for shut-in senior citizens ⧸ Full Story
On Lower East Side, crisis response largely in residents’ hands
Bike-powered generators and open fire hydrants fill a void left as federal aid workers focus elsewhere in region ⧸ Full Story
Red Cross steps up to provide shelter and aid
Relief agency must coordinate regional relief efforts from storm-locked Manhattan ⧸ Full Story
As homeless pack shelters, storage brokers seek their stuff
One tactic: names that sound like those of government agencies ⧸ Full Story
Green for greens — while it lasts
A modest serving of Health Bucks entices food stamp recipients to buy farmers market produce ⧸ Full Story
Bronx ministry lures addicts from Puerto Rico aloft promise of salvation
Ministry of Christian Renovation has brought thousands of men from Puerto Rico to New York, for treatment that relies on prayer and welfare funds ⧸ Full Story
Federal aid cuts worsen New York City budget woes
End to federal stimulus leaves city budget short of funds for child care and other services ⧸ Full Story
Mayor holds firm on budget cuts to child care, fire companies
Executive budget includes service cuts that face fierce City Council opposition ⧸ Full Story
Child services chief says youngest kids’ care must be funding priority
Administration for Children's Services Commissioner Ron Richter advocates firmly for new EarlyLearn initiative ⧸ Full Story
Senior centers vie for new contracts, prepare for attrition
City Department for the Aging asks community groups to reapply to run gathering spaces ⧸ Full Story
Council budget hearings launch with child care kickball
After-school programs face $60 million in cuts under mayor's proposed budget ⧸ Full Story
Food stamp fingerprinting ensnares thousands of applicants
New York City's unique practice of screening recipients leaves qualified candidates without benefits ⧸ Full Story
Single adults surge into homeless shelters as permanent housing construction lags
Nearly 21,000 individuals entered the city shelters in the past year ⧸ Full Story
Head Of Cuomo-Founded Homeless Agency Resigns
HELP USA CEO Larry Belinsky, married to the cousin of Gov. Cuomo and his sister Maria, resigns from their organization as the governor launches probe of nonprofit executive compensation. ⧸ Full Story
Despite recent deaths, youth care contract on track for renewal
City to pay $385 per day for care of developmentally disabled children at Pennsylvania home where two clients died ⧸ Full Story