Dept. of Financial Services Enforces Timothy’s Law Posted on May 8, 2012 by SHELLY NORTZ Since it took effect January 1, 2007 and was made permanent in 2009, New York’s mental health insurance coverage and parity statute, Timothy’s Law, has helped over five million New Yorkers by requiring private state-regulated group health plans to prov ..Read More
Many summer camps facing tough decision Posted on May 8, 2012 by Brandon Quinn in Legislative Gazette ..Read More
Bloomberg Budget Slashes Homeless Youth Funding By $7 Million: Advocates Posted on May 4, 2012 by Steven Thrasher in Village Voice ..Read More
Bloomberg’s Budget Breaks Promise To House Homeless People With AIDS Posted on May 4, 2012 in VOCAL NY ..Read More
Homeless count reveals uptick in people on the street in the Bronx, but watchdogs claim figures even Posted on May 4, 2012 by Daniel Beekman in New York Daily News ..Read More
Landlord offers apartment to homeless, does not receive promised money Posted on May 3, 2012 by Nina Pineda in ABC News New York ..Read More
Proposed Legislation Will Remedy Flawed Social Worker Waiver System Posted on May 1, 2012 by SARAH MURPHY In March the Coalition, along with dozens of non-profits from across the state joined together to demand a change in a law that makes it a felony for a non-profit to hire a licensed social worker without a waiver. Today, we stood with other children’s camp ..Read More
“Take Out the Trash Day”: The City Hides Estimate of Worsening Street Homelessness Posted on May 1, 2012 by PATRICK MARKEE The results of the City’s controversial street homelessness survey are in: A 23 percent increase over last year. If you didn’t hear the news, it’s because the Bloomberg administration dumped the results in a 4:00 pm press release last Friday, a cynical m ..Read More
