This report commemorates the anniversary of the implementation of New York City's Earned Sick Time Act (Paid Sick Leave Law) on April 1, 2014 and focuses on first year milestones.
Covering the years 2010 through 2013, this progress report details DCA's work--both locally and nationally through replication efforts--developing, implementing, testing, and integrating programs and products in four critical areas: Financial counseling and education; Access to banking; Asset building; Consumer protection.
This report, which documents how New York City introduced professional financial counseling into key City services is the first in a series that build the case
for fully integrating financial empowerment and asset building strategies into core social service delivery to achieve better outcomes, potentially with less investment.