New York Times:
“The Decade of Lost Children” Charles M. Blow discusses the devastating impact of the recession on children in particular, citing a recent report by the Children’s Defense Fund. The number of American children living in poverty has increased by 4 million since 2000, with 2008 to 2009 showing the greatest increase in child poverty rates ever recorded. Yet, states across the nation are cutting education funding and other vital services for children, risking a generation of young people stuck in poverty.
“Bloomberg to Use Own Funds in Plan to Aid Minority Youth” Mayor Bloomberg announced the launch of a three year plan to help black and Latino men in New York City who are disproportionately unemployed, undereducated, and incarcerated. The program, funded with $30 million from the Bloomberg Foundation and $30 million from billionaire George Soros, encompasses job training and recruitment services, remedial math and literacy classes, paid internships, and improved programming in probation offices.
New York Non-Profit Press:
“The Children’s Village a Successful Transition from Campus to Community” The Children’s Village in Dobbs Ferry, once the nation’s largest institutional residence for foster care and troubled youth, has restructured its approach to services in a way that emphasizes children staying with their family and in their community. The new model includes the state’s largest system of home-based, Multi-Systemic Therapy programs, tailored to keep kids and families together by dealing with specialized needs.
City Limits:
“New York’s Food Basket” Using the premise that the original measure of poverty in the US was based on one third of a family’s income going to food, this photo essay looks at how low-income New Yorkers actually buy food. While the federal measure of poverty still uses this outdated poverty indicator, the standard in NYC has been adjusted to account for more realistic costs like health care and housing. This new data indicates that one in four New Yorkers lives in poverty.
