Economic Security
It is National School Lunch Week!
New York City has a lot to celebrate this year during National School Lunch Week — This past spring we had an important victory when the Mayor and City Council announced that they would make school lunch free for middle school students. CCC is proud t …
Do You Know How to Help New Yorkers Double Their Earning Power?
What if we told you that we know how to help New Yorkers double their earning power? The key to achieving this goal is clear – help more young people graduate from college. In New York City, a college degree holder earns twice the median income of some …
CCC Responds to the Latest Census Data
Read our initial reaction to the latest child poverty data released by the census in a recent Op Ed by CCC Executive Director Jennifer March in City Limits. The new Census data released on September 18 provides some positive news for New York City: the …
New Kids Count Data Released: How does NYC compare?
A new Kids Count Data Book was released last week by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, showing that many of the trends we are seeing in our own Keeping Track data hold true on a national scale. In New York City, despite other signs of economic growth, we …
Green Carts: Bringing Healthy Food to New Yorkers
New York City’s Green Cart Initiative brings fresh fruits and vegetables into low-income neighborhoods where access to healthy food has historically been limited. In 2008, the City established the new Green Cart permit so that vendors are able to sell …
New York City Budget is a Big Win for Children!
In the early morning hours of June 26th, while most of the city’s 1.8 million children were likely sleeping, the City Council voted to adopt a budget for Fiscal Year 2015. The Fiscal Year 2015 Adopted Budget is poised to make New York City a better pla …
