When the New York social services mega-agency FEGS (Federation Employment & Guidance Service) suddenly declared its closure at the end of 2014, onlookers were shocked and more than a little confused. How could the failure of the largest social service agency in New York occur overnight? Within a few months, we heard the Human Services Council was to do a forensic report on the causes of the $250M/year, largely government funded agency, and at least some of us have been waiting for its analysis with some curiosity…
