Local Voices

By Melissa Mark-Viverito New York City Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito Last year, an average of 174 individuals entered our city's jails every day. That amounts to over 63,000 detainees over the course of a year.

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Can you identify your own personality type? Have you ever associated your personality type with a job? My Talent IQ blog is for anyone who is an employee, employer, or looking to join the workforce.

Help from a Colleague While Joy is getting up to speed as a Case Manager, the shelter residents are feeling the vacuum left from her promotion. An afternoon when Butler takes an approved extended lunch, Joy walks over to Mr.

By Sharon Marshall-Taylor, CLC CPH|Program Manager, Brooklyn Breastfeeding Empowerment Zone Not enough Black mothers breastfeed their babies. As a Black mother myself, I know how hard it is to start and continue to breastfeed.

Painting Of Koala By Harriet Faith. Quote By Leonardo DaVinci. Hello! Here's a painting with a dose of some Leonardo DaVinci goodness.

Be Your Own Champion Being a case manager with cases to manage is bearing down on Ms. Duggins. She's bringing the job home and some folks don't like it.

Mr. Butler Now that she's in the Social Services Office, Joy has to cut the mustard. Will she pass or will she be, like many before her, another fired employee. The thing Joy is most concerned about is her days off.

By Sandra Hayward Until relatively recently, volunteering was considered as an outpouring of altruism and free will. It is not obligatory to be involved in this activity like attending school, university, additional classes, your job.

The day has come after months of hard work, ostracism, and some good times: Joy is moving up! Joy loves Tuesdays and Fridays because she has the morning to herself.