Issues
CCC Testimony: New York State Assembly Hearing on Child Welfare Financing
CCC testified at a September 19, 2011 Assembly Children and Families Committee Hearing about our recommendations for how we can improve the use of child welfare funds and most effectively meet the needs of New York’s children and families at risk or in …
CCC Press Release: CCC Wishes John Mattingly Well in his Return to Baltimore and praises Mayor Bloomberg’s Selection of Ronald Richter as New Commissioner of the Administration for Children’s Services
While saddened by the news that ACS Commissioner John Mattingly will be resigning effective September, CCC praises Mayor Bloomberg for selecting the Honorable Ronald Richter to be New York City’s next Children’s Services Commissioner. Commissioner Matt …
CCC’s Summary of Actions Taken by the City Council to Restore Services for Children: NYC Adopted Budget FY 2012
The City Council and the Mayor negotiated an Adopted Budget for City Fiscal Year 2012 that restored many of the proposed cuts to children’s services. These restorations include over $42 million for child care (and $29 million baselined by the Administr …
Press Release: Advocates, Councilmembers Hail Final Budget Resolution on Child Care
257 classrooms, thousands of family child care provider slots saved Councilmembers and child care advocates praised the City Budget voted on by the City Council today as a tremendous win for New York City’s low income working parents and their ch …
Statement: Hundreds Rally Against Cuts to Youth Services
On Thursday, June 16th, hundreds of young people from across New York City rallied together in City Hall Park to protest the cuts to youth programs and urge the restoration of dramatic budget cuts to after school and youth development programs. Working …
Press Release: Koppell Fighting to Restore Funding for Children Under 5 Mental Health Initiative
Council Member Oliver Koppell, Chair, Committee on Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse and Disability Services, has called for a full restoration of the “Children Under Five Mental Health Initiative” in the city budget. Because th …
