Housing
How homelessness impacts children
Homelessness in New York City has captured a lot of attention in recent months, and rightly so – more than 62,000 New Yorkers are currently living in Department of Homeless Services (DHS) shelters. But what often gets overlooked in the conversation abo …
New York Neighborhoods Ranked by Risk
CCC’s new edition of the Community Risk Ranking reveals persistent disparities facing children and families across New York City. New to this year’s report is a detailed analysis of racial/ethnic inequalities, revealing the disproportionate number of b …
December News and Updates
A Message from Jennifer March Progress doesn’t always happen as quickly as we’d like it to. This is a lesson that working in advocacy has taught me well. Yet, advocacy work has also taught me to believe in other truths I’ve found to be key: dedication, …
Testimony: Oversight: Mental Health Services In DHS Shelters
On November 21, 2016, CCC testified before the City Council General Welfare and Mental Health, Developmental Disability, Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Disability Committees about Mental Health Services in DHS shelters serving families with children. …
Meet the CLC: Dawn Eig
Dawn Eig has moved 18 times in her life, across four countries and five states, before finding a permanent home in New York City, her place of residence for the past twenty years. Now living in Chelsea with her husband Andy, 12-year-old son Oliver, 8-y …
Testimony: HUD’s Proposed Rule on Small Area Fair Market Rents for the Section 8 Program
On October 5, 2016 CCC submitted testimony in support of the City Council Resolution calling on the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to exclude New York City, and other cities with a housing vacancy rate below 5%, from the Proposed …
