Dandelion newsletter table of contents

Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc.

Public Assistance and SSI Budget Changes
Food Stamp Update
Kaleida Low Cost Medical Assistance
Emergency Housing Assistance

Volume 12, Issue 3
(May/June)

Public Assistance Lump Sum Rule change
Popular housing myths debunked
10 Facts you need to know about Food Stamps
What to expect at the SID interview

Volume 12, Issue 2
(March/April)

Free Medication for Low-Income Clients
Who Represents me?
Special Investigations (SID)

Volume 12, Issue 1
(January/February)

New York's Lemon Law
Tax exemptions for Homeowners
Community spotlight: Society of Saint Vincent DePaul
“Back on Track” Program
Earned Income Tax Credit

Volume 11, Issue 4
(September/October)

Public Assistance Regulation Changes
Car Purchasing and Car Loans
Everywoman Opportunity Center, Inc.
Nontraditional Jobs for Women

Volume 11, Issue 3
(June/July)

Defending Yourself in an Eviction Proceeding
Free life insurance for low income parents
Medicaid buy-in program
Student loans

Volume 11, Issue 2
(April/May)

Rights and Responsibilities on the Job
Child Support
Student loans

Volume 11, Issue 1
(March/April)

Home Ownership for First Time Buyers
Utility shut offs
FREE State & Federal Tax preparation for families earning less than $32,000.

Volume 9, Issue 6
(November/December)

Time Limits & Public Assistance
Family Court News
Tax Offset Notices
Tenant Tips, Homeless Coalition
Learn the Law
Child Care Corner
Maggies’s Tip

Volume 9, Issue 5
(September/October)

Emergency Housing
Emergency Assistance Tips
Bank Account Smarts
Tenant Tips
Child Care Corner
Learn the Law
Cleaning Tips, Recipe

Volume 9, Issue 4
(July/August 2001)

NYS Family Health Plus
Sanctions and Income-based Rent
Child Care Contracts
Shelf Lives
Street Smarts
Maggie’s Corner
Recipe
Learn the Law

Volume 9, Issue 3
(May/June 2001)

Student loan discharge, and more
Restraining orders, and more
Maggie's Corner
Sending a Cease Letter
Active Listening
Child Care Corner
Student Loan Assistance

Volume 9, Issue 2
(March/April 2001)

Adding a child to your household
Earned Income Tax Credit
Child Care Corner
Spending Habits Quiz
Dandelion of the Month
Maggie's Corner
Student Loan Clinic

Volume 9, Issue 1
(January/February 2001)

Electronic Benefits Transfer
Maggie’s Corner, Recipe
Child Care Corner
Tele-Marketer Registry
Heating Tips
What is Project Dandelion?
Student Loan Clinic

Volume 8: January 2000 - December 2000

Volume 8, Issue 6 (November/December 2000)

Rent-to-own
Dandelion of the month
Child care corner
Maggie's corner
poetry
Safety Net assistance
Student Loan Clinic

Volume 8, Issue 5 (September/October 2000)

Doctors Visits
Dental Care
Prescriptions
Transitional medicaid
Maggie's corner
Homeownership
Child care
Student Loan Clinic

Volume 8, Issue 4 (July/August 2000)

Child support continued
Child Care Corner
Ssi overpayments
Poetry
Student Loan Clinic

Volume 8, Issue 3 (May/June 2000)

Child support
Low Cost Long Distance
Jessica’s Money Saving Tips
Kinship relationships
Poetry
Recipe

Volume 8, Issue 2 (March/April 2000)

Federal Earned Income Tax Credit
Child care credit
State EITC
Grandparent tax benefits
Educational tax credits/fs offsets
Renter’s credit
Chicken Soup Recipe

Volume 8, Issue 1 (January/February 2000)

How to Find An Apartment
What is A Lease?
What About Habitability?
Security Deposits
Evictions
Housing-Financial Assistance
Healthwatch Stress and Heart Disease
Poetry
Recipe - Darlene's Fiery Fried Chicken

Volume 7: January 1999 - December 1999

Volume 7, Issue 6 (November/December 1999)

Help with utility bills
Healthwatch: Children and Stress
Low cost medical care
Maggie’s corner
Y2K
Poetry

Volume 7, Issue 5 (September/October 1999)

Voluntary Quit
SSD and work
Low income loans
Child care arrangements
Healthwatch: Dental Resources
Maggie’s corner
Poetry

Volume 7, Issue 4 (July/August 1999)

Transitional Medicaid
Welfare Realities
What’s Cooking
Food Savings
Maggie’s Corner
SSI and Work
Healthwatch: Summer Safety
Poetry

Volume 7, Issue 3 (May/June 1999)

Consumer alert Paying bills the smart way
Summertime and childcare
SSI and work
Your rights under the ADA
Healthwatch

Volume 7, Issue 2 (March/April 1999)

Quarterly reporting
Free medicine
Maggie’s corner
Poetry
Taxes and DSS
Cobra: Private health insurance
Ssi and working
Dandelion of the Month
Upcoming Events

Volume 7, Issue 1 (January/February 1999)

UTILITIES AND STAYING WARM
KEEPING WARM
QUESTIONS: EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Maggie’s corner
Poetry
Health watch: IRON
SECTION 8 ALERT/ SSI DANDELION PROJECT

Volume 6: January 1998 - December 1998

Volume 6, Issue 6 (November/December 1998)

Income Budgeting & Public Assistance
Health watch: Lead Poisoning
we need your help
Budgeting Tips
maggie’s corner
Dandelion of the Month

Volume 6, Issue 5 (September/October 1998)

Domestic Violence Liaisons
What’s new?
poetry
Child Care Programs
Finger Imaging
maggie’s corner
Health watch: sids
Dandelion Quote Puzzle
upcoming events

Volume 6, Issue 4 (July/August 1998)
Child Assistance Program (CAP)
Free Summer Meals
maggie’s corner
poetry
Hmo requirements
Health watch: canned foods
Housing inspections
Upcoming events
diane’s taco dip

Volume 6, Issue 3 (May/June 1998)
Child Health Plus
Child Health Plus Income Guidelines
Summer Day Camp
It’s Our Neighborhood
Housing Myths
What a Background!
In a Child’s Place
Dandelion of the Month
Upcoming Events

Volume 6, Issue 2 (March/April 1998)

Minors & Public Assistance
Alert - Medicaid is No Longer Automatic
What you Need to Know about Your Utility Bill once You are off PA
Dandelion of the Month
Car Repair
Health Watch - Women & Prescription Drug Dependency
Dandelion is Reorganizing

Volume 6, Issue 1 (January/February 1998)

The New Welfare Law in NYS
Health Watch
Advocacy Tip
Change (Dandelion Poetry)
Dandelion of the Month
Upcoming Events

Volume 5: January 1997 - December 1997

Volume 5, Issue 6 (November/December 1997)

New Rules Regarding Child Care
NYS Welfare Reform Act of 1997
Buying Smart
Don't Give in to Temptation
2nd Time Around: Part II &emdash When Guardianship or Custody may be Necessary
Poetic Petals from our Dandelions
Health Watch - Do I have to Keep them Home?

Volume 5, Issue 5 (September/October 1997)

Medicaid & Managed Care (HMOs)
Work Requirements are in Effect
Rent-to-Own
Where's Maggie?
Don't Shake the Baby
Honorary Dandelion
Second Time Around
FREE Community Education Program
People Like You

Volume 5, Issue 4 (July/August 1997)

Important Changes in SSI for Children
Wage Reporting - Protect Yourself
Being Organized
Diet
Inspirations
Dandelion of the Month
Grandparents Raising Kids

Volume 5, Issue 3 (May/June 1997)

Child Support, Part II - Enforcement
Making Work Fare Work for You
Food Safety
Stress Relievers
Training Employee Assistance Program (TEAP)
From the Beginning

Volume 5, Issue 2 (March/April 1997)

Child Support - Where to Start
Your Financial Health
Acknowledging Personal Success
Legal Immigrants Losing Benefits
Attitude
Earned Income Tax Credit
Inspiration
Clip-n-Save

Volume 5, Issue 1 (January/February 1997)

Food Stamp Changes
To Buy or Not To Buy
CAP - What's that?
Health Watch: Eating Disorders
Holy Cross Head Start
Alert: Children on SSI
Look Good, Feel Good
Inspiration