DAVID RUBEL ASSOCIATES

Unequal Slices: A Study of the Distribution of Selected Government and Private Funding Sources to New York City Community Districts and Neighborhood Services Providers

Unequal Slices is the first study to look at the relationship between funding, need and equity. It documents the geographic distribution of over $650 million grant dollars from 7 different funding sources including NYC government agencies (Youth, Aging, Employment and Community Development), the Foundation sector, NYS Legislature Member Item and United Way of New York City. This study allows the reader to see how much money was distributed in each community district. Rankings of the 59 community districts for each funding source help the reader to easily make comparisons. Six well known NYC public policy organizations signed a letter of support that appears on the inside cover. A summary of the study was published as a working paper by the Michael Harrington Center for Democratic Values and Social Change at Queens College-CUNY. 153 pages. May, 1997.

How to Conduct a Community Needs Assessment Study: A Research, Planning and Advocacy Manual for New York City Human Service Providers and Community Leaders

A comprehensive and hands on manual on how to undertake a needs assessment study. Enables you to make comparisons between your neighborhood and all other NYC neighborhoods. Explains and gives examples of how to transform data/anecdotal information into powerful arguments for advocacy and positive social change. The methodology can be applied to any human service or community development area of intervention. Includes 18 charts of different social indicators- all ranked by the 59 NYC Community Districts; and a detailed directory of public information resources with telephone numbers and addresses. The manual has been used in over 800 needs assessment training workshops in NYC. 75 pages. First published in 1990, updated every year.

Housing Court Usage and Preventive Services: A Comparative Study of Borough Housing Courts and Low Income Renters

This study documents and analyzes the differences in borough housing court activity. It looks at and explains the following problems: why are poor tenants twice as likely to be evicted in the Bronx; how effective are government funded eviction prevention programs; and how do underlying social and economic forces drive the day to day activity of housing court. It documents court activity over an eight year period- 1988 to 1995. The findings in this Study were reported on in City Limits Magazine, El Diario and the New York Daily News. This Study was sponsored by the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB). 1997. 68 pages.

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