Issues
Statewide Coalition Applauds the Governor for Signing the Judiciary Budget Adding 20 More Family Court Judges
New York State Coalition for More Family Court Judges For Immediate Release: April 11, 2014 Contacts: Stephanie Gendell, sgendell@cccnewyork.org, (646) 232-6721 Dennis Hawkins, Hawkins@moderncourts.org, (917) 399-4675 Statewide Coalition Applauds the G …
The ABCs of Literacy Instruction: Identifying and Meeting the Needs of Young Readers
CCC held a policy briefing to examine literacy instruction in the early grades and the approaches to identifying and helping struggling young readers. Reading on grade level by Grade 3 is one of the strongest indicators of future academic success. Thir …
CCC advocates for the Audible Alarms Bill to keep children safe at school
It makes so much sense that you may think it is already the law. Council Member Cornegy , Jr. has proposed a bill to require audible alarms on all the side doors at New York City elementary schools and District 75 schools for children with special need …
CCC Testimony: City Council Finance and Health Committee Hearing on Fiscal Year 2015 Preliminary Budget Proposals
CCC testified about the Preliminary Budget proposals related to health programs and services for children and families at the City Council Finance and Health Committees Hearing on March 13, 2014. Our testimony applauded the baselining of funds for heal …
State Budget Makes Historic Investment in NYC’s Children and Families
To those who signed one of the 42,000 e-advocacy letters we sent to Albany, made one of the thousands of phone calls, joined us on trips to the State capital, or shared our message with your friends, you were instrumental in helping CCC make a differen …
Why We’re Advocating for Affordable Housing and Increased Wages
Since 2008, median rents rose 8.8 percent from just over $1,000 to nearly $1,100 in 2012. At the same time, the average household in 2012 made about $4,000 or 7.1 percent less than the average household in 2008. A recent USA Today article highlighted t …
