Education is a powerful tool that can help one out of poverty. Launched in 1995 at Hunter College in New York City, Welfare Rights Initiative (WRI) is a student activist and leadership training organization that …
Women on Welfare: Where are they going? On February 26, 2002 The New York Women’s Foundation (NYWF) held its third annual Public Forum, entitled “Women on Welfare: Where are They Going?” Representatives from NYWF grantees …
New York, NY Feb. 18 – Term limits have recently ended welfare assistance for many women, so what are they doing now? Trained and in jobs with a future? In their own homes, with food, …
The numbers did decrease as welfare reform’s five-year term limits moved many off the rolls, but not necessarily out of poverty. For the next phase of welfare reform – presently being debated by Congress — …
Women & New York City’s Low-Wage Labor Market: Is a Living Wage Possible? “Jasmin is an example of a women who has done all the “right” things. She was in a welfare to work program, …
Did you know…
1.1 MILLION New York City women and children live in poverty
Celebrating Women Breakfast 2013: http://t.co/24BGBiuzKI via @YouTube —8 days ago