Irene Lew

Research + data @UNHNY; Previously @CSSNYorg.

[United Neighborhood Houses @UNHNY]

UNH’s latest brief digging in to the impact of NYC’s 60-day shelter rule on asylum-seeking families’ participation in early childhood education programs is out. Thank you to @MichaelElsenRoo @ChalkbeatNY for covering this important story.

https://t.co/BsWeDMLRcz

[United Neighborhood Houses @UNHNY]

In many neighborhoods, New Yorkers rely on government-funded programs to access healthy food. Now, those programs are being scaled back. A new report from @UNHNY chronicles food insecurity in NYC & offers recommendations for how to address it: https://t.co/pXccc4TQgR

[United Neighborhood Houses @UNHNY]

The government fails to provide sustainable pay in human services contracts missing an opportunity to recognize all the important work that these workers do for their communities. Read more here: https://t.co/TpmJ6plvHu

[Community Service Society of New York (CSS) @CSSNYorg]

🚨 NEW Unheard Third data! 🚨

Low-income New Yorkers overwhelmingly chose affordable housing & higher wages as measures that would help them the most economically. These issues should be at the top of Mayor-elect @ericadamsfornyc's agenda.

More here: https://t.co/39IYfqdRIY

[Irene Lew @ilew84]

Thank you @mjjolson with @RepGraceMeng for meeting with @NYATEP members @CSSNY @nybwi @uauworkforcedev @Commonpoint_Qns @NYCETC_org @lenabhise to discuss the importance of investing federal money into #wkdev so that we can improve the economic mobility of all New Yorkers.

[Community Service Society of New York (CSS) @CSSNYorg]

NEW FINDINGS: Low-income New Yorkers have been much more worried about the pandemic and its economic consequences compared to their moderate and higher-income counterparts.

Read more in @GothamGazette: https://t.co/W9Flwlgc0x #FutureOfNYC

[Community Service Society of New York (CSS) @CSSNYorg]

Employer misclassification by app-based gig companies deprives workers of critical labor protections and leads to higher rates of financial insecurity, our new report finds.

Using the #ABCtest is essential to giving this workforce more protections. https://t.co/lFHSgpRTvV

[Irene Lew @ilew84]

I support One Fair Wage in NY because Better Wages = Better Tips = Better Business! https://t.co/LAJNHgiCDg

[Nancy Rankin @narankin]

We hope @NYCMayor hears these Fast Food workers and joins with them and @NYCSpeakerCoJo in putting full #fairfares in the budget! https://t.co/7WeMnfT2bC

[Community Service Society of New York (CSS) @CSSNYorg]

"The mayor has said he wants New York to be the fairest major city in the country and has proclaimed himself a leader on income inequality. It’s time to make good on those words" from@NYCSpeakerCoJo and CSS's David Jones #FairFares
https://t.co/olBiVvmAhA

[Irene Lew @ilew84]

It was great working with @LatinoUSA on the research for this episode and to see how our analysis helped provide context for Jasmine and Miguel's stories as 1st gen college students. https://t.co/EiKRnV81Ii

[Latino USA @LatinoUSA]

In this special collaboration with @CSSNYorg, @LatinoUSA looks at the challenges facing Latino students in #highereducation.

#NowPlaying Navigating the Maze of Higher Education
Produced by @antoniacere. Artwork by @zpvisual

LISTEN => https://t.co/BkzNNeX68H

#highered #college

[Community Service Society of New York (CSS) @CSSNYorg]

Read our full statement and see the slides at https://t.co/zT02cAiZeU
#fairfares https://t.co/D1CaJstcv1

[Community Service Society of New York (CSS) @CSSNYorg]

It's not too late to send your mom a card—Try #FairFares! 40% of NYC single moms are below poverty level! Info: https://t.co/znljJf9Nx3

[Irene Lew @ilew84]

Family homelessness still on the rise: http://t.co/or8FV8hyox

[Irene Lew @ilew84]

Glad that housing first and rapid rehousing are phrases that are finally gaining some traction: http://t.co/HkwvvduMau via @newyorker

[Jezebel @Jezebel]

Feminist Stephen Colbert gave himself a Master's in Women's Studies http://t.co/bszWxvh9ZV

[Irene Lew @ilew84]

so far, my favorite eulogy to Adrienne Rich--you will be missed http://t.co/Su72hBft via @NewYorker