Tag: Social services
EXPLAINER: The law and science behind the CDC’s eviction ban
When the U.S. government enacted a ban on evictions, it did so through an unlikely agency: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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NY social service agency sued for not allowing X gender mark
<p>ALBANY, N.Y. — Nonbinary New Yorkers who currently must declare themselves as male or female to receive Medicaid, food stamps and other public assistance...
NY social service agency sued for not allowing X gender mark
ALBANY, N.Y. — Nonbinary New Yorkers who currently must declare themselves as male or female to receive Medicaid, food stamps and other public assistance...
Report shows US homelessness rising even before pandemic
<p>WASHINGTON — Homelessness in America was on the rise even before the coronavirus pandemic dramatically dragged down the economy, <a href="https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/pdf/2020-AHAR-Part-1.pdf">according to a government...
Report shows US homelessness rising even before pandemic
WASHINGTON — Homelessness in America was on the rise even before the coronavirus pandemic dramatically dragged down the economy, according to a government report....
Collaboration with police divides social workers across US
<p>CHICAGO — <a href="https://apnews.com/article/f3c3747e6d8c0bd63ba7c57c6d363868">Rayshard Brooks</a> was killed last June when Atlanta police responding to a report of a man asleep in a car blocking...
Collaboration with police divides social workers across US
CHICAGO — Rayshard Brooks was killed last June when Atlanta police responding to a report of a man asleep in a car blocking a...
LA opens its first tiny home village to ease homeless crisis
<p>LOS ANGELES — Amy Skinner took notice when brightly colored structures started taking shape earlier this year on a drab patch of asphalt across...
LA opens its first tiny home village to ease homeless crisis
LOS ANGELES — Amy Skinner took notice when brightly colored structures started taking shape earlier this year on a drab patch of asphalt across...
Thousands of Ukrainian women march against domestic violence
<p>KYIV, Ukraine — Thousands of women marched through the center of Ukraine's capital on International Women's Day to draw attention to domestic violence, which...