The Safety Net: A Time for Reassessment

The Fund for the Advancement of Social Services (FASS) and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) New York City Chapter co-sponsor a forum on the reassessment of the Safety Net, a collection of services provided by the state such as welfare, unemployment insurance, universal healthcare, homeless shelters to prevent any individual from falling into poverty beyond a certain level. Panelists include Seth Diamond, Executive Deputy Commissioner, Family Independence Administration, Human Resources Administration, the City of New York; Don Friedman, Senior Policy Analyst, Government Benefits, Community Service Society of New York; Deborah Glick, New York State Assembly Member; and Roxanna Henry, Legal Advisory Organizer, Welfare Rights Initiative at the Hunter College Center for the Study of Family Policy. The event takes place on December 5, 2006 at the School of Public Affairs (SPA), Room 301, moderated by James Krauskopf, Director of Nonprofit Group at SPA. Barbara Silverston, DSW, Chair, FASS; Robert Schachter, Director, NYC Chapter of NASW; and Dee Livingston, Chair, FASS Forum Planning Committee make opening remarks.