Identifying the Assisted Housing and the Applicable Laws and Regulations in Your Service Area
June 1, 2009
These materials will help you find and use the available databases to information needed to determine what regulations apply to particular developments and programs, and what financing programs are involved. This information can often be used with readily available census data and other databases to develop specific demographic profiles (including race, presence of children, etc.) that can help you monitor for fair housing violations or just to develop local housing strategies. Combining this data with GIS mapping programs can help you evaluate housing needs and litigation issues in your community. Read More

Diverse Group of Supporters Calls Upon Governor Patterson to Sign Lead Poisoning Prevention Legislation into Law
October 1, 2008
The Childhood Lead Poisoning Primary Prevention and Safe Housing Act of 2008 was sent by the Assembly to Governor Patterson on Monday, October 6. The Governor has until Friday, October 17 to act on the legislation, and a mix of city and county governments, health agencies, educators, physicians, health advocates and public interest legal programs are urging Governor Paterson to seize this opportunity to prevent thousands of children from being poisoned each year. Read More

Lead Poisoning May Be Color Blind, But In New York State, It’s Not an Equal Opportunity Menace
December 1, 2007
Lead-based paint can poison any child -- regardless of race or ethnicity. The shameful truth, though, is that in New York State lead-paint hazards pose a far greater threat to Black and Latino children than to their White, non-Latino counterparts. Read More

Elimination of Childhood Lead Poisoning in Monroe County on Target for 2010
August 1, 2007
The community-wide effort to eliminate childhood lead poisoning in Monroe County is showing great success. Figures released by the Monroe County Department of Health show that the number of children poisoned. Read More

A Matter of Racial Justice:
The Alarming Disparities of Lead-Poisoning Rates In New York State
April 1, 2007
Lead poisoning may be color blind, but it is by no means an “equal opportunity” menace. Although lead-based paint can poison any child, regardless of race or ethnicity, the shameful truth is that in New York State lead-paint hazards pose a far greater threat to Black and Latino children than to their White, non-Latino counterparts. Read More