At 9:52 AM 1/17/95, Eban Goodstein wrote: >Has anyone done a follow-up on the impact of the elimination of general >assistance in Michigan? We're likely to see a similar move here in New >York, and could use some ammunition. >What happened to the 350,000 recipients? >A big increase in homelessness? Bad things happened. For info on what happened when GA was cut, and names of other states where it's happened, call the Center for Social Welfare Policy & Law in NYC, 212-633-6967. They've done reports on it. People at the UMich school of social work have followed up on what happened to GA people; I had one of them on my radio show, but I can't remember her name. Sherrie K<something>. Doug Henwood [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Left Business Observer 250 W 85 St New York NY 10024-3217 USA 212-874-4020 voice 212-874-3137 fax
