New Yorkers See Uneven Improvement in Food Stamp, Cash Assistance Delays
“If you get cash assistance, you are caught up in really significant delays, in a way that you would not be if you were only receiving SNAP,” said Katie Kelleher of the Legal Aid Society, a lead attorney on a federal lawsuit compelling the city to improve its processing times.
Faith-Based Shelter Initiative Off to Slow Start Amid Ongoing Capacity Crunch Project Hospitality and Interfaith Center of New York, two of the parties involved in the contract, said the road to initiating the program has been bumpy, and expect fewer than 10 of the designated 50 spaces to open their doors in the coming weeks.Read the story.
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PÓDCAST: ¿Cómo viven los trabajadores indocumentados en las granjas lecheras de Wisconsin? De las 35.000 personas que viven en el condado de Clark, solo el 6 por ciento son latinos, según estimaciones del censo. Sin embargo, lo que reveló una investigación de ProPublica es que el año pasado, más del 75 por ciento de multas por operar un vehículo sin una licencia válida fueron dadas a latinos. Leer el artículo.
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