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Jaffee, Wright Hold Press Conference, Recognize Foster Care Month Announce CHAMPS NY Initiative
(Albany, NY )– Assemblymembers Ellen Jaffee, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Children and Families, and Tremaine Wright, Chair of the Assembly Subcommittee on Foster Care, today held a joint press conference to recognize the thousands of dedicated F …
Report Highlights Early Education Workforce as “New Generation of Minimum Wage Laws”
A new report from UC Berkeley calls attention to the low and inequitable wages earned by professionals in the early childhood education system. The report, At the Wage Floor: Covering Homecare and Early Care and Education Workers in the New Generation …
As Homelessness Crisis Continues, City Councilmembers Join Advocates To Demand Increased Support In City Schools For Students Living In Shelters
For Immediate Release AFC Contact: Randi Levine, Policy Director • 347-351-0569 • rlevine@afcnyc.org Sarah Part, Communications Associate • 212-822-9517 • spart@afcnyc.org Win Contac …
Northern Manhattan Residents Advocate for Fairer Housing Prices
Like many New Yorkers, residents of northern Manhattan have been battling rising rent prices over the last few years. The impact of soaring rent prices, however, have been especially disruptive to long-time residents in the area. Many of the residents …
Polier Symposium 2018: Reflections on Family-Centered Approaches to Child Well-being
CCC gathered with over 100 partners in government, nonprofit and philanthropy on May 9th for its biennial symposium in honor of Justine Wise Polier, one of CCC’s founders and the first woman Justice in New York State. The event celebrated Judge Polier’ …
Statement on the City Fiscal Year 2019 Executive Budget
For Immediate Release: April 27, 2018 Contact: Elysia Murphy, (212) 673-1800 x18 emurphy@cccnewyork.org The Campaign for Children is extremely disappointed that the City Fiscal Year 2019 Executive Budget failed to make new investments to increase child …