Issues
Summary of the New York City Fiscal Year 2020 Executive Budget
On April 25, 2019, Mayor de Blasio released his $92.5 billion Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2020, which begins July 1, 2019. Citizens’ Committee for Children (CCC) appreciates the de Blasio Administration’s efforts to make New York City a fairer and …
CCC Testimony: New York State Complete Count Commission Hearing
On May 1, Sophia Halkitis, CCC’s Data Analyst, testified in front of the New York State Complete Count Commission regarding methods to ensure a complete count of all New Yorkers in the 2020 Census. Sophia’s recommendations included: Target census outre …
CCC Testimony: City Council General Welfare Committee regarding Mayor de Blasio’s Preliminary Budget
CCC Associate Executive Director for Policy and Child Advocacy Raysa Rodriguez testified in front the City Council General Welfare Committee regarding Mayor de Blasio’s preliminary budget. Among many initiatives, Raysa called for the city pay all early …
Take Action in Support of CBO teachers
On April 25, Mayor de Blasio released his Executive Budget for FY 2020 and still neglected to address the wage gap between early childhood educators. Despite the important role that CBOs play in implementing UPK and 3-K and their long history of care f …