Economic Security
Proposed U.S. Public Charge Rule Threatens NYC Kids, Families
This Op ED was originally published as an CityViews opinion column in City Limits on November 19, 2018. The past two years have seen a wave of anti-immigrant policy proposals at the federal level that have resulted in a climate that threatens the very …
Oversight: The Impact of the Proposed “Public Charge” Rule on NYC
CCC testified before the City Council Health, Immigration, and General Welfare Committees on the proposed change to the public charge rule, which is one of a series of cruel, deeply harmful policies from the Trump Administration that target immigrant c …
Infographic: NYC Children & Families in 2017
The U.S. Census Bureau collects and releases data on a sample of households each year through the American Community Survey, which provides community members, local government, and businesses with information about population demographics, as well as e …
Statement from CCC on Proposed Federal Rule Impacting Immigrant Children and Families
On September 22nd, the Trump Administration released a proposal targeting families on the path to U.S. citizenship. Though the proposal is not yet posted on the Federal Register, we know that the policy as written will be deeply damaging to immigrant c …
On Staten Island’s North Shore, family poverty rate shows a troubling trend
The 2017 American Community Survey data showed signs of progress for NYC families: the family poverty rate is down across the city, dropping more than a percentage point from 2016. But in Staten Island and on the North Shore in particular, the family p …
Statement by CCC Executive Director Jennifer March on U.S. Census Data
For Immediate Release: September 13, 2018 Contact: Elysia Murphy, emurphy@cccnewyork.org, 212-673-1800 x18 “The United States Census Bureau released today the latest data on income and poverty levels from the American Community Survey. The 2017 ACS dat …
