social-services

Mr. Lee: We think at the end of December the state is going to [make mid-year budget cuts because of a revenue shortfall], and they're going to [pass education, health-care and social-services cuts down to] the counties and cities.

Mayor Lee on Taxes, Transit, Unions Vauhini Vara 2011

In late 2000, Alameda's Department of Social Services hired Chet Hewitt, a social-services expert with the Rockefeller Foundation, to address the ailments.

Foster Care Gets an Overhaul Bobby White 2011

As chief taskmaster, constructioneer-at-large, and ombudsman to social-services organizations who have assigned these kids to Gasoline Alley, Joe issued commands like a drill sergeant with just the right mix of compassion and spunk.

Deron Triff: In the Ring With Social Entrepreneur Joe Sibilia Deron Triff 2010

It's grown into a $100 million social-services empire that functions as the backbone of his Brooklyn political machine.

Lopez's Group Under Scrutiny Jacob Gershman 2011

As chief taskmaster, constructioneer-at-large, and ombudsman to social-services organizations who have assigned these kids to Gasoline Alley, Joe issued commands like a drill sergeant with just the right mix of compassion and spunk.

Deron Triff: In the Ring With Social Entrepreneur Joe Sibilia Deron Triff 2010

As chief taskmaster, constructioneer-at-large, and ombudsman to social-services organizations who have assigned these kids to Gasoline Alley, Joe issued commands like a drill sergeant with just the right mix of compassion and spunk.

Deron Triff: In the Ring With Social Entrepreneur Joe Sibilia Deron Triff 2010

For nearly a decade, the Carnegie Corp. of New York funded almost 600 of the city's arts and social-services groups on behalf of an anonymous donor, widely assumed to be the mayor.

Bloomberg to Donate $32 Million to Arts Erica Orden 2011

Ridgewood Bushwick was founded in 1973 and has become a $100 million social-services enterprise often described as the backbone of Mr. Lopez's Brooklyn political machine.

Troubled Charity Gets Funds Joseph De Avila 2011

The social-services department halted the collection effort to "allow young adults to move forward toward their independence and provide an opportunity to work towards self-sufficiency," said Michael Weston, a spokesman.

Collection of Welfare Debt Eases in California Vauhini Vara 2012

If Congress had wiped out welfare cash assistance, food stamps, jobless benefits, children's health insurance, Supplemental Security Income for aged poor, housing assistance and the lion's share of training, employment and social-services programs, federal spending in fiscal 2010 would have been lower by about $489 billion, which is only about a third of that year's deficit.

Budget Solution: Squeeze the Middle Sara Murray 2011