Education
Message from Jennifer March: CCC’s Community Risk Ranking
Over 1.7 million children live in New York City, the largest child population in the country. Far too many of them are faced with challenges that could have serious and long-lasting impacts on their well-being — poverty, unstable housing, inadequate e …
Read our Op-Ed: New York’s Budget Debate Must Focus More on Children
This Opinion Piece by CCC’s Executive Director Jennifer March was posted on WNYC’s Schoolbook on February 11, 2015. Over 1.7 million children live in New York City, the largest child population in the country. A staggering one-third of these children l …
Summary of the City FY2016 Preliminary Budget
Yesterday, Mayor de Blasio released his $77.7 billion Preliminary Budget for City Fiscal Year 2016, which begins July 1, 2015. The Preliminary Budget reflects a strong commitment from Mayor de Blasio and his administration to make investments that resu …
CCC’s New York City Fiscal Year 2016 Preliminary Budget Summary
The New York City Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 takes important steps to address income inequality and improve child safety and well-being in New York City. Specifically, the Preliminary Budget proposes ongoing support for prekindergarten for …
CCC Response to City Fiscal Year 2016 Preliminary Budget
Last week, Citizens’ Committee for Children (CCC) released a new Community Risk Ranking that shows a stark disparity in child well-being across New York City. Taking into account data on economic security, health, housing, education, and youth and fami …
CCC Testimony Regarding the New York State Executive Budget Proposals for Human Services State Fiscal Year 2015-2016
CCC testified on the Human Services related proposals in the Governor’s Executive Budget for State Fiscal Year 2015-2016 on February 4, 2015. We urged the Legislature to ensure that the New York State Enacted Budget for Fiscal Year 2015-2016 goes farth …
