Issues
CCC Statement: Regarding Mayor Bloomberg’s Proposal to Reduce Obesity by Banning the Sale of Sugary Beverages in Containers Over 16 Fluid Ounces
CCC strongly supports Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal to establish a maximum size of 16 fluid ounces for sugary drinks sold in food service establishments, such as restaurants, arenas, food carts or movie theaters. Over 40 percent of New York City’s public …
Campaign for Children Impact Brief: Parent Voices: What Will You Do if the City Closes Your Child’s Child Care or After-School Program?
CCC is a member of the Campaign for Children, a partnership of the Emergency Coalition to Save Child Care and the NYC Youth Alliance, which was created to prevent the Mayor from cutting child care and after-school from 47,000 children due to lose care …
CCC Testimony: New York City Council Hearing on Resolution Calling for an Adequately Funded Federal Farm Bill
CCC testified in support of the City Council Resolution that called on the United States Congress to pass a Farm Bill that is adequately funded and creates a strong and healthy food system at the May 21, 2012City Council Health Committee Hearing. The F …
CCC Statement: Regarding the Elimination of Finger-Imaging for Food Stamp Applicants
CCC applauds Governor Cuomo’s decision to eliminate the finger-imaging requirement for Food Stamp applicants. The finger-imaging requirement has long deterred thousands upon thousands of potentially eligible applicants from applying for Food Stamps. Fu …
CCC Press Release: CCC Releases Report on NYC School Breakfast Program
Today, Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York, Inc. (CCC) released The School Breakfast Program in New York City Public Schools: Results From a Parent Survey Concerning Student Participation, a report that describes New York City parents’ opinion …
CCC Testimony: Utilization of Informal Child Care
CCC testified about the value of utilizing informal subsidized child care and of ways to improve its safety and quality at the May 3, 2012 New York State Assembly Children and Families Committee hearing. CCC’s testimony explained that, particularly dur …
