Economic Security
An Early Foundation for College Success through Child Savings Accounts
An article in The New York Times Magazine this week highlights the difficulties that young people from low-income families sometimes face in pursuing their goals of graduating from a four year college. According to national statistics, the article stat …
Findings from CEO Poverty Report Support Key CCC Recommendations
Last week New York City’s Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO) released its annual report on the CEO Poverty Measure[1], an alternative to the official federal poverty measure.[2] By taking into account more modern spending patterns as well as geograp …
What Does it Mean to Promote Financial Literacy?
April is Financial Literacy Month. Helping families understand how to manage and save their money helps them to pay bills and rent, purchase food and clothing, and save for the future. Financial security is critical to children’s well-being. Financial …
Universal Free School Lunch Gains Momentum
There’s growing support in New York City to ensure that all public school students are well-nourished and ready to learn. A recent New York Times editorial endorsed the Lunch 4 Learning campaign’s efforts to provide free school lunch to all public scho …
CCC Testimony: City Council General Welfare Committee Hearing on Fiscal Year 2015 Preliminary Budget Proposals
CCC testified about the impact the Fiscal Year 2015 Preliminary Budget would have on children and families served by the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), Human Resources Administration (HRA), and Department of Homeless Services (DHS) at th …
Daily News Coverage on Hunger Crisis Echoes CCC Transition Plan Recommendations
Two full pages in the Daily News today were devoted to the hunger crisis in New York City. Notably, Lilliam Barrios-Paoli, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, penned a column about the many concrete steps the City will be taking to tackle food …
