Economic Security
The 2020 Census & Our Fight to Ensure Every Child Counts
The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments regarding the Trump Administration’s memorandum to exclude undocumented immigrants from the apportionment data used for congressional seats and Electoral College votes, the memorandum represents another s …
Community-Level Data Show How Deeply Unaffordable Child Care is for NYC Families with Young Children
An estimated 93% of families with young children cannot afford center-based care for their infants and toddlers, and 80% cannot afford somewhat less expensive home-based care, according to a new analysis from Citizens’ Committee for Children of New Yor …
The Unaffordable Cost of Care Burdens Families and Impedes Pandemic Recovery in New York City
High-quality early care for infants and toddlers is essential to children’s healthy development and supports parental employment and the economic mobility of families. Access to this essential service, however, is limited by its cost. In a new CCC anal …
Keeping Track of Child and Family Well-being amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, reliable and up-to-date data have proven an invaluable, if sometimes elusive, source for identifying urgent needs and delivering resources across the country. One of these data sources that recently emerged is …
NYC’s Growing Income Inequality Threatens Pandemic Recovery
New data from the Census Bureau reinforce a disturbing trend: over the last decade, New York City’s income inequality worsened. That is, the growth of incomes at the top continued to outpace growth at the bottom, expanding the gap between. Citizens’ Co …
2019-2020 Annual Report
Seventy-five years ago, CCC was created with a radical vision that all children had fundamental human rights to be healthy, housed, educated and safe. This unique approach was grounded in the belief that effective advocacy must be fact-based and achiev …
