Issues
CLC Week 4 Talks Child Health and Mental Health
The physical and behavioral health of a child in even the first few years of life can have a significant impact on his or her overall well-being into adolescence and adulthood. Over the last few years, New York City has made great progress in ensuring …
Breakfast Vanguard Award: Julia Turner, Editor-in-Chief, Slate Magazine
“I want to publish ambitious pieces that change the way people think and talk about the world.” Julia Turner is the first woman to be Editor-in-Chief of Slate Magazine, having previously served as deputy editor and culture editor. Slate, one of the fir …
CCC Breakfast Keynote: Dan-el Padilla Peralta, author of ‘Undocumented’
“I live, in part because of the conditioning of my childhood and adolescence, in this state of expectation that something really bad is about to come our way.” Dr. Dan-el Padilla Peralta, 31, is a classics scholar, immigration reform advocate an …
CLC Week 3 Explores Homelessness and Housing
CLC participants visiting St. John’s Family Place Shelter in Crown Heights. A common challenge for New Yorkers is the soaring cost of rent. While housing costs can be an obstacle for many of the Big Apple’s residents, low-income New Yorkers are …
Breakfast Spotlight: Benjamin Lear, Director of ‘They Call Us Monsters’
“The situation that they’re in is so overwhelming. To be looking at the possibility of never getting to live your life, at an age when you don’t know what it means to live your life in the first place.” Ben Lear will receive the Samuel P. Peabody Awar …
Statement from CCC Executive Director Jennifer March On the Contract Agreement Between the City and the Early Education Workforce
For Immediate Release: September 28, 2016 Contact: Stephanie Gendell, (646-232-6721), sgendell@cccnewyork.org DC 1707 voted in favor of a new labor contract that provides comprehensive salary increases for the first time in a decade. The new contract …
