Housing
Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention During COVID-19: Promoting Child Safety & Supporting Families
The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed social engagement and economic security on a wide scale, ravaging communities of color and immigrant households that already struggled with poverty, housing instability and poor health. These challenges are heighte …
Testimony of Daryl Hornick-Becker Policy & Advocacy Associate Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York Presented to the New York City Council Fiscal Year 2021 Executive Budget Hearing
Daryl Hornick-Becker, CCC’s Policy & Advocacy Associate, testified on May 21 via Zoom in front of the New York City Council Committee on Finance regarding Mayor de Blasio’s 2021 Executive Budget. In his testimony, Daryl highlighted the impacts of the b …
NYC Housing Affordability and Homelessness Crises Exacerbated by COVID-19
Long before the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, many New Yorkers faced severe rent burden, overcrowded living conditions, unstable employment opportunities, and other immense challenges to their housing security. For years, rising rents ou …
New York State Fiscal Year 2020/2021 Joint Legislative Hearing Exploring solutions to the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on minority communities
Alice Bufkin, CCC’s Director of Policy for Child and Adolescent Health, digitally testified at a joint Senate/Assembly hearing on the disparate impact of the COVID-19 crisis on NYC communities of color Alice testified that the crisis has underscored ho …
CCC Summary of Actions Taken New York City Fiscal Year 2021 Executive Budget
On April 16, 2020, Mayor de Blasio released his $89.3 billion Executive Budget for City Fiscal Year 2021, which begins July 1, 2020 and runs through June 30, 2021. The City’s Executive Budget was released amid unprecedented challenges facing our city a …
COVID-19 in Elmhurst/Corona, Queens: Why the community’s needs and strengths are more important than ever
Leer en español As tragic news unfolded and data became available on the global COVID-19 pandemic, the neighborhoods around Elmhurst/Corona, Queens, broadly and specifically Elmhurst Hospital became the unofficial epicenter of the emergency resp …
