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ERIC Number: ED460203
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2001
Pages: 10
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Still Nowhere To Turn: New York City's Continuing Failure To Inform Parents about Their Child Care Rights.
Powell, Roslyn; Leiwant, Sherry; Hempstead, Ilizabeth Gonchar
This 2000 study re-evaluated the type of child care information given to parents on public assistance by caseworkers. It assessed whether laws protecting low-income parents' rights were being followed and whether people on public assistance were receiving appropriate information about child care. The study was a follow up to a 1999 study. Respondents were recruited at New York City employment services offices and job centers. Responses from 96 people indicated that, as in 1999, most respondents had not received written information about child care and were not informed by their caseworkers that they could not be sanctioned if they were unable to work due to lack of child care. About half of the respondents said they had been threatened with sanctions if they were unable to work, even if the reason was lack of child care. Recommendations include ensuring that caseworkers receive regular training about their clients' child care rights, monitoring case files to ensure that clients have been given required information on sanctions and child care, and forming an advisory committee comprised of advocates and New York City representatives. (SM)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, New York, NY
Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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