SSA Simplifies Disability Benefits Application Process
Baseline Mag
"Ann Biddle of the Urban Justice Center’s Mental Health Project commended the reduction in work history requirements."
23-Year-Old Rikers Detainee Dies Amidst Allegations of Neglected Medical Attention
Digital Chew
"Darren Mack, co-director of Freedom Agenda, strongly condemned Mayor Adams. Mack points out, under Adams’ leadership, the population of people serving city sentences like Jones has quadrupled."Social Security Change ‘Will Make it Easier’ for Millions
Newsweek
"Decreasing the relevant work period from 15 to five years will make it easier for people to accurately report their work history," Ann Biddle, litigation supervisor at the Urban Justice Center's Mental Health Project, said."Rikers Island Detainee Dies After Jail “Repeatedly Ignored” Requests for Medical Help: Lawyers
NY Daily News
“The responsibility for Charizma’s death rests squarely on [Mayor Adams'] shoulders,” Mack said. “He could be using his power to provide alternatives to incarceration for more people who are serving short city sentences, like Charizma."
NYC Will Stop Cash Assistance Benefits to New Yorkers that Fail to Meet Work Requirements
Latin Times
"That will trigger a new waiting period for benefits to be restored, said Adriana Mendoza, benefits supervisor at the Urban Justice Center's Safety Net Project."NYC Will Soon Stop Cash Assistance for Residents Who Fail to Meet Work Requirements
Gothamist
“For folks having housing issues, that’s more money not going to the landlord,” said Adriana Mendoza, benefits supervisor at the Urban Justice Center’s Safety Net Project. “It’s putting more burden on a situation people are already having.”
I’m a ‘Holistic’ Sex Worker — I Help People with Disabilities, Mental Illnesses Experience Intimacy
NY Post
"After months of discussions, Charlie eventually managed to get a specialists lawyer called Molly Cohen from the Sex Workers Project in the US to take her case on pro bono basis."
Where Can Men Go to Become Better Men?
NY Times
"Though All Kings focuses on those who have served time, during the May weekend, it wasn’t obvious who had been inside and who hadn’t. Instead, over the three days, the sociological differences between the participants seemed to shrink as they shared the intimate, devastating details of their lives."Advocates, Lawmakers Frustrated By Late City Hall Report on Homeless Encampment ‘Sweeps’
City Limits
"They actually make it much harder for people to maintain relationships with outreach workers, because they’re constantly being moved from place to place,” said Natalie Druce, a staff attorney at the Safety Net Project."
How Often Does NYC Sweep Homeless Encampments? Mayor’s Answer is Past Due.
Gothamist
"Natalie Druce, a staff attorney for the Safety Net Project, a homeless advocacy group, said the data is even more urgent now that the Adams administration can legally evict adult migrants from city shelters once they reach their 30- or 60-day limits and don’t meet a list of allowable exceptions."