Public Welfare articles from September 1993

Public Welfare archives from September 1993

The authors respond. (facts about homelessness)(response to letters by Peter H. Rossi and Carol Fenelly in this issue, p.4)
September 22, 1993... We are delighted that Peter Rossi and Carol Fennelly have taken the opportunity to comment on our article. Having reviewed virtually all of the research that has been conducted on homelessness over the past 15 years, we are of the firm opinion...

... And how to respond. (facts about homelessness)(response to Alice S. Baum and Donald W. Burnes, Public Welfare, Spring 1993) (Letter to the Editor)
September 22, 1993... Before I respond to the article by Alice Baum and Donald Burnes, I want to note the nonproductive nature of such a debate. The strident and critical tone of the article is simply not useful. Our position at the Community for Creative...

The Commissioner as client: New York City's human resources CEO describes her time under cover.
September 22, 1993... Because New York City's Human Resources Administration (HRA) is such a huge organization, there are many, many layers: the executive deputies, the deputies to the executive deputies, all the way down. (Twenty-five thousand employees work at...

Bringing back the settlement house: settlements see poor people as citizens, not clients. (includes related article describing New York City settlement houses)
September 22, 1993... In St. Louis, in a poor black neighborhood of housing projects, brick rowhouses, and vacant lots north of downtown and aside the Mississippi, residents have access to a network of help that money can't buy. Money, in fact, is not accepted. To...

What works best in improving paternity rates? A survey has identified some promising approaches.
September 22, 1993... A SURVEY HAS IDENTIFIED SOME PROMISING APPROACHES. Paternity establishment, the legal process that gives parental rights and responsibilities to men who father children outside of marriage, is one of the key functions of the child support...

Training supervisors in Michigan: institute participants gain skills and knowledge needed for their jobs. (includes related articles)
September 22, 1993... INSTITUTE PARTICIPANTS GAIN SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE NEEDED FOR THEIR JOBS. As public welfare agencies face and meet the challenges of a depressed economy, one important variable is the effectiveness of supervisors in county offices....