Economic Security
New Census Data Reveal How Rising Income Inequality is Driving the Inequities at the Core of the COVID-19 Pandemic
In 2019, the richest quintile of New Yorkers earned seven times more annual income than those in the bottom quintile, according to a new analysis from Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York. The increasingly uneven distribution of incomes created …
NYC Children & Families 2019: Statistics from the US Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey
Every September, the Census Bureau releases annual data from the American Community Survey, a survey of millions of households across the country. This year CCC analyzes the 2019 figures to show how rising economic inequality created a number of vulner …
CCC Youth Advocates Launch #Vote4YouthVoices Campaign Ahead of 2020 Elections
Download #Vote4YouthVoices: A Voter Education Guide for Young New Yorkers and Their Allies Download #Vote4YouthVoices: Get Out the Vote Toolkit CCC’s YouthAction Members have been working on a project to increase youth voter turnout in the 2020 electio …
CCC Releases Preliminary Analysis of New Census Data
The United States Census Bureau has released the latest data available from the American Community Survey, providing the last comprehensive snapshot of American life before the COVID-19 pandemic and economic recession in 2020. The data make clear that …
CCC Releases Preliminary Analysis of New Census Data
The United States Census Bureau has released the most recent data available from the American Community Survey (ACS). This release is especially remarkable because the 2019 data serve as the last comprehensive snapshot of American life before the COVID …
New York State Assembly Committee on Social Services: The Impact of COVID-19 on Food Insecurity in New York State
On September 9, Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York submitted testimony to the New York State Assembly Committee on Social Services regarding the impact of COVID-19 on food insecurity in New York. CCC testimony described the food insecurity la …
