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City Limits $35,000
New York, New York
Andrew White, Executive Director
City Limits is a monthly newspaper that publishes investigative news reports and analyses of New
York City issues, with particular emphasis on housing and community development. In the past year,
City Limits articles have examined such subjects as the economics of real estate ownership in low
income neighborhoods; the city's abandonment of recycling market development efforts; the cost and
benefits of economic incentives granted by the city to private businesses; and plans for the new federally
subsidized Empowerment Zone. With our support, City Limits reporters will continue to
research and write articles examining various government policies and programs. In addition, City
Limits is launching a new service entitled City Limits Weekly, a news and events update sent by fax or
electronic mail to community organizations and activists, journalists, and elected officials. The Weekly
will provide timely information and facilitate communication among advocates working to strengthen
the city's low income communities, protect the wellbeing of its neediest citizens, and improve the
functioning of city government.
Community Food Resource Center $50,000
New York, New York
Kathy Goldman, Director
In 1990 the Community Food Resource Center established an Access to Benefits Project to overcome
problems in New York City's administration of its Food Stamp, income support, and Medicaid programs.
Over the past two years, the Project's focus has expanded in response to new threats posed by
proposed and actual cuts in social welfare programs at the state and federal levels. The welfare
reforms enacted by Congress this summer will reduce federal benefits for thousands of poor families,
legal immigrants, and disabled children, and shift major responsibility for the shape and funding of
numerous public assistance programs to the states. Consequently, CFRC will focus much of its advocacy
and public education efforts during the coming year on educating New York State policymakers
about the options available to them in crafting a state welfare reform plan. In addition, Project staff
will continue to examine City Human Resources Administration programs, including workfare, emergency
assistance, and eligibility verification procedures. Staff will advocate for policy and operational
reforms to improve the delivery of services and benefits to needy New Yorkers. Our grant is in support
of this work.