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CCC Testimony: New York City Council Finance Committee Hearing on Fiscal Year 2014 Executive Proposals
CCC testified about the impact the Fiscal Year 2014 Executive Budget would have on children and families, at the June 5, 2013 City Council Finance Committee Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2014 Executive Budget. CCC thanked the City Council for its c …
Three Quarters of NYC Public High School Students Meet Proficiency Standards in English and Math, But Gaps in Progress for English Language Learners Exist
Summer is right around the corner and the school year is winding down, but New York City high school students are still working hard, studying for state Regents Examinations. Public high school students who entered the ninth grade in 2008 or later are …
Bloomberg’s Shelter Policies Failing Communities and Homeless
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Mayor Bloomberg’s homeless policies have failed both the homeless and the communities asked to accept homeless shelters, according to policy papers released this week by the office of Comptroller John C. Liu. “It is a disgrace that in …
CCC Releases New Report about the Use of Federally-Funded Food Programs in NYC Farmers’ Markets
Today, CCC released From Farm to Table: The Use of Federally-Funded Food Programs at New York City Farmers’ Markets. Federally-funded food programs – such as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (“WIC”), the Suppl …
CCC Releases Report on the Use of Food Programs at NYC Farmers’ Markets
Contact: Phoebe Plagens, (212) 673-1800 x19 pplagens@cccnewyork.org Stephanie Gendell, (212) 673-1800 x17 sgendell@cccnewyork.org CCC Study Recommends Ways to Increase Children and Families’ Access to Healthy, Affordable Food May 7, 2013 – Today …
From Farm to Table: The Use of Federally-Funded Food Programs at New York City Farmers’ Markets
A sobering number of New York City children and families struggle with hunger and obesity. Many of these families lack resources needed to ensure consistent access to nutritious meals, and live in neighborhoods where there is a dearth of healthy and a …
