Family & Community
CCC Testimony: Impact of State Court Budget Cuts on Children, Families and the Public
CCC testified about the impact budget cuts have had on the already under-resourced Family Court System, at a New York County Lawyers Association (NYCLA) hearing on the impact of state and federal budget cuts on courts, on December 2, 2013. CCC’s testim …
CCC Testimony: Implementation of Close to Home for Non-Secure Placements
CCC submitted testimony about the City’s implementation of the Close to Home for non-secure placements, and made recommendations for continued progress in reforming the juvenile justice system, at a New York City Council joint Juvenile Justice and Gene …
New York Must Raise the Age!
Did you know that New York and North Carolina are the only states in the country where all children 16 and older are treated as adults in the criminal justice system? Did you know that children as young as 7 can be found to be juvenile delinquents in N …
City Budget Restores Proposed Cuts to Children’s Services
While the Mayor’s Budget had proposed to cut over $210 million of city funding from children’s programs, including the elimination of over 47,000 child care and after-school slots, the City Council was able to negotiate a budget that restored the fundi …
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 …
Raise the Age Fact Sheets
CCC is part of a Campaign urging the State to Raise the Age of criminal responsibility in New York. Currently, New York is one of only two states (the other is North Carolina) that treats all children as adults in the criminal justice system once they …
