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New York State Child Welfare Statement on the State FY 2020-21 Budget
April 2, 2020 — The New York State Child Welfare Coalition, including policy advocates working to improve our system for children and families, applauds the legislature and the governor for advancing critical reforms to the State Central Register …
Raise the Age letter to Gov. Cuomo regarding the COVID-19 Crisis
CCC joined other Raise the Age coalition partners in urging Governor Cuomo to release as many young people as possible from youth justice system, minimize policing & arrests, provide medical care and ensure justice-involved youth stay connected to fami …
Young children have a right to be counted in the Census
This is the third post in a series where we explore how human rights inform child and family policy research and advocacy in New York, and CCC’s approach to community-based research and campaigns. CLICK HERE to read the first blog in this series on Ele …
Students in Temporary Housing and Distance Learning: A Unique Challenge of the City’s COVID-19 Response
When the New York City Department of Education announced it would be moving its 1.1 million students to a remote learning model, we knew it would be an unprecedented task with a unique set of challenges for students, teachers, staff and families. We al …
Video Blog: YouthAction Members Get Out the Count in the 2020 Census
Census Day is April 1st and YouthAction NYC is doing everything they can to get out the count in New York! The US Census Bureau has mailed all households instructions for completing the 2020 Census and our youth advocates are calling on friends and nei …
10 Facts About NYC Children and The Census
Census data are critical to answer a key question at the center of our advocacy efforts, “Who are New York City’s children?” For more than 30 years, CCC’s Keeping Track of New York City’s Children data book has drawn on government data sources, includi …
