A new community-supported agriculture program brings upstate produce to the South Bronx — and the potential for residents to own shares in a farm.
Wed 23 Jun 2010
Filed under: poverty, Rural Areas, South Bronx (NYC), Diet and Nutrition, Farmers, Fruit, Agriculture, Food, Vegetables, New York State — @ 1:01 am
Sat 8 May 2010
A social service agency’s free-haircut program provides a look at the most unguarded moments of and revealing surprises about the lives of people stuck on the city’s margins.
Wed 31 Mar 2010
A pilot program championed by Mayor Bloomberg has not achieved what was hoped, according to an analysis.
Wed 31 Mar 2010
A pilot program championed by Mayor Bloomberg has not achieved what was hoped, according to an analysis.
Wed 3 Mar 2010
The number of poor people in New York rose by about 300,000, according to a new measure of poverty by the city, but declined under the federal formula.
Sat 23 Jan 2010
Filed under: Grandparents, Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service, New York Times Neediest Cases Fund, poverty, Children and Youth — @ 4:05 am
Essence Griffin, 8, who was given up by her mother, has been buoyed through hard times by the love by her grandmother, whose health has deteriorated.
Wed 16 Dec 2009
Filed under: Hamilton Heights (NYC), New York Times Neediest Cases Fund, poverty, Children's Aid Society — @ 5:48 am
When Yolanda Clinkscales was forced to take unpaid leave for a medical condition, she fell behind in her rent. She swallowed her pride to seek assistance.
Tue 29 Sep 2009
Family income rose slightly in New York City in 2008, and the proportion of poor people was virtually unchanged, according to census figures released Tuesday.
Mon 21 Sep 2009
Filed under: poverty, Health and Human Services Department, Brooklyn (NYC), Economic Conditions and Trends, Bronx (NYC), Bloomberg, Michael R, Manhattan (NYC) — @ 3:56 am
An antipoverty program that pays poor families up to $5,000 a year for going to regular medical checkups, attending school and keeping jobs has been extended for a third year.
Sat 8 Aug 2009
Filed under: Soros, George, poverty, Philanthropy, Education and Schools, New York State — @ 7:30 am
A donation of $35 million from George Soros will enable more than 850,000 low-income children in New York State to receive a back-to-school bonus this fall.