Pix 11

"The protest groups, including...the Safety Net Project—Urban Justice Center...fear the mayor will become more aggressive in sweeping homeless encampments from the streets and rousing those sleeping on the subways now that the Supreme Court has made it legal."

AL.com

"People seeking SSDI and SSI benefits must complete a multi-step application process in order to be approved, including showing their disability prevented them from doing substantial work for at least a year or is expected to result in death, Ann Biddle of UJC's Mental Health Project wrote in an SSA blog post."

Baseline Mag

"Ann Biddle of the Urban Justice Center’s Mental Health Project commended the reduction in work history requirements."

Digital Chew

"Darren Mack, co-director of Freedom Agenda, strongly condemned Mayor Adams. Mack points out, under Adams’ leadership, the population of people serving city sentences like Jones has quadrupled."

Newsweek

"Decreasing the relevant work period from 15 to five years will make it easier for people to accurately report their work history," Ann Biddle, litigation supervisor at the Urban Justice Center's Mental Health Project, said."

NY Daily News

“The responsibility for Charizma’s death rests squarely on [Mayor Adams'] shoulders,” Mack said. “He could be using his power to provide alternatives to incarceration for more people who are serving short city sentences, like Charizma."

Latin Times

"That will trigger a new waiting period for benefits to be restored, said Adriana Mendoza, benefits supervisor at the Urban Justice Center's Safety Net Project."

Gothamist

“For folks having housing issues, that’s more money not going to the landlord,” said Adriana Mendoza, benefits supervisor at the Urban Justice Center’s Safety Net Project. “It’s putting more burden on a situation people are already having.”

NY Post

"After months of discussions, Charlie eventually managed to get a specialists lawyer called Molly Cohen from the Sex Workers Project in the US to take her case on pro bono basis."