Issues
The Impact of the Economic Downturn on Runaway and Homeless Youth
CCC’s Policy Briefing, The Impact of the Economic Downturn on Runaway and Homeless Youth, focused on both the challenges of serving the growing population of runaway and homeless youth, in light of several years of budget cuts, and the tremendous amoun …
Financial Literacy and Asset Development for Youth
CCC’s Policy Briefing, Financial Literacy and Asset Development for Youth, brought together three speakers whose organizations had begun pilot child-savings account programs designed to help low-income children and families save money and learn about f …
Over-age and Under-credited Youth
CCC’s Policy Briefing, Over-Age and Under-credited Youth, discussed the important work the New York City Department of Education and community-based organizations are doing to help young people struggling to graduate high school due to the limited numb …
CCC’s Summary of Actions Taken to Restore Services to Children in City Fiscal Year 2013: Including Full Restoration of Child Care and After-School for Over 47,000 Children
The City Council and the Mayor negotiated an Adopted Budget for City Fiscal Year 2013 that restored over $150 million to fully restore child care and after-school for 47,000 children, increase the Early Learn child care rate, and restore additional ser …
CCC Statement: Regarding the Record Number of Homeless Children in New York City Shelters
This week, the number of homeless children living in New York City shelters has surpassed 18,000. The 18,047 children who slept in New York City shelters on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 represent a 22% increase from Fiscal Year 2012 and is the largest number …
CCC Testimony: Public Hearing of the New York State Education Reform Commission
CCC submitted testimony about our recommendations to strengthen New York’s public education system to the New York State Education Reform Commission on June 26, 2012. Governor Cuomo created the Education Reform Commission to explore ways to best prepar …
