Economic Security
CCC’s Summary of Actions Taken to Restore Services for Children in City Fiscal Year 2014
The City Council and the Mayor negotiated an Adopted Budget for City Fiscal Year 2014 that essentially restored funding for all of the Mayor’s proposed cuts to children’s services. This includes the restoration of funding for over 47,000 child care and …
Free Summer Meals for All NYC Children
School may be out for the summer, but the need for healthy meals never takes a vacation! Thankfully, for over 30 years the Summer Meals Program has provided free meals to New York City children during the summer months. The program is now underway for …
CCC supports City Council Resolution to Protect SNAP!
Today, CCC submitted testimony in support of City Council Resolution No. 543-A, which calls upon the United States Congress to pass, and the President to sign, a Farm Bill that preserves funding for the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (“SNA …
CCC Testimony: New York City Council General Welfare Hearing on Resolution Calling for a Federal Farm Bill that Preserves Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
At a June 25, 2013 City Council General Welfare hearing, CCC submitted testimony in support of City Council Resolution 543-A, which called on the United States Congress to pass, and the President to sign, a Farm Bill that preserves funding for the Sup …
CCC Testimony: New York City Council Finance Committee Hearing on Fiscal Year 2014 Executive Proposals
CCC testified about the impact the Fiscal Year 2014 Executive Budget would have on children and families, at the June 5, 2013 City Council Finance Committee Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2014 Executive Budget. CCC thanked the City Council for its c …
CCC Releases New Report about the Use of Federally-Funded Food Programs in NYC Farmers’ Markets
Today, CCC released From Farm to Table: The Use of Federally-Funded Food Programs at New York City Farmers’ Markets. Federally-funded food programs – such as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (“WIC”), the Suppl …
