Testimony before the New York City Council Aging Committee on the New York City Fiscal 2015 Executive Budget
Presented on June 6, 2014
My name is Nicole Wynaar and I am a home care worker. I currently have EISEP clients.…
Melba Adams: “I lost a lot of my mobility, but I still have my voice”
Melba is 73 years old and lives in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. She was in a car accident a number of years ago and injured her leg.…
Keith Luke: “EISEP is a blessing. If I had to pay, it would kill me.”
You can’t always prepare for getting older and what may come, but Keith knew some of what to expect from experience.…
Expanding Access to Home Care Services for NYC’s Low-Income Seniors
The Expanded In-Home Services for the Elderly Program (EISEP), a critical program that provides home care services to low-income seniors who cannot afford home care services, has been underfunded in the City’s Fiscal Year 2015 Preliminary Budget. In choosing to invest more adequately in cost-effective EISEP home care services, NYC can be an example to cities the nation looking for innovative ways to support seniors, their families and care workers. Please read our fact sheet to learn more.
Testimony before the New York City Council Aging Committee on the NYC FY2015 Preliminary Budget
On March 25, 2014, Maya Pinto, Senior Policy and Research Analyst, presented this testimony before the New York City Council Aging Committee on the New York City Fiscal Year 2015 Preliminary Budget.…
Testimony on air quality impacts and ways to measure and address them in NYC environmental justice communities
On February 28, Maya Pinto, Senior Policy and Research Analyst at ALIGN, presented testimony to the New York City Council Environmental Protection Committee.…
Testimony on Sanitation Policy in NYC: Ideas for the Next Four Years
On February 24, 2014, Maya Pinto, Senior Policy and Research Analyst, presented testimony to the New York City Council Sanitation Committee.…
Regional Review: A Closer Look at New York’s $7 Billion Subsidy System
New York spends approximately $7 billion each year on subsidies to businesses across New York. Fifteen economic development programs, some with hundreds of local entities, issue subsidies such as tax exemptions, tax credits, grants, tax-exempt bonds, and discounted land to corporations, ostensibly in the name of job creation, economic growth and an improved quality of life for all New Yorkers. This report takes a closer look at the subsidy programs that report regional data, their job creation performance, and the most expensive projects funded in each program.
The Committee for Better Banks Report: The state of the bank employee on Wall Street
The Committee for Better Banks commissioned this report in order to begin to assess the quality of jobs within the banking industry and the state of the bank workplace from the perspective of retail, administrative, frontline and back office bank workers.
You Don’t Get Tired When You’re Helping People
Doloris Henry remembers Superstorm Sandy. At her home in Far Rockaway, she remembers the cold and the damp. How water flooded her apartment building, leaving her clothes, shoes and bathroom covered in mold. She stayed for a couple of days, living by candlelight and sleeping on the couch. She stayed only as long as it took to convince her home care client to evacuate. Doloris’ client is 86 years old and lives in an apartment complex on the water in Far Rockaway. A series of strokes have left her bedridden, and she requires around-the-clock care home care. Up on the 17th floor, she was scared to evacuate as she saw the clouds role in dark and scary—clouds shaped like a monster, she said.