Family & Community
CCC’s 2015 Breakfast, Including Full Transcript, Photo Gallery, and more
Dear Friends of CCC, Nearly 700 of you joined us at our Celebration Breakfast in October to recognize social justice leaders who – like CCC – are working to speak out on behalf of children and take action to improve outcomes. Whether you were in the ro …
CCC 2015 Celebration Breakfast Transcript
Download a full transcript of Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York’s 2015 Celebration Breakfast, held on October 29, 2015 at 583 Park Avenue. Topics covered included juvenile justice, criminal justice reform, social justice, education, and pove …
CCC Sounds Off on New York Daily News Oct. 17 editorial, “Dead children, silent city”
It seems likely that mental illness was a critical factor leading to the tragic deaths of three infants thrown from windows by their mothers over the past few weeks. These tragedies are important reminders to all New Yorkers that we must look out for o …
Making the Connection: Economic Stability and Child Welfare
CCC Executive Director, Jennifer March, was the keynote speaker at the 10th Annual Center for Family Life Sister Mary Geraldine Symposium on the role that economic stability and workforce engagement play in the safety and well-being of children and fam …
PRESIDENT OBAMA DECLARES OCTOBER NATIONAL YOUTH JUSTICE AWARENESS MONTH, NOTES THAT TWO STATES PROSECUTE 16-YEAR-OLDS AS ADULTS
President Obama today issued a proclamation declaring October “National Youth Justice Awareness” month. In it, he recognizes what the Children’s Defense Fund-New York, Citizens’ Committee for Children and a broad coalition of New Yorkers know to be tru …
CCC’s Summary Of Actions Taken By The City Council To Restore and/or Fund Services For Children And Families In City Fiscal Year 2016 Budget
The City Council and the Mayor negotiated a $78.5 billion Adopted Budget for City Fiscal Year 2016 that invests in critical programs and services that will make New York City a better place to be a child. Notably, the City Council added funding to prev …
