Issues
Keeping Track of New York City’s Children
This post by CCC Director of Research and Data Analysis Apurva Mehrotra was originally published on BID’s blog Primero Pasos in English and Spanish. There are over 73.5 million children in the United States and 1.8 million of them call New York City ho …
Community Leadership Course Kicks Off for 2016
The week of September 12th marked the beginning of CCC’s 2016 Community Leadership Course, a ten-week program that teaches participants about the various challenges children and families in New York City face and introduces them to programs around the …
Statement from CCC Executive Director Jennifer March on U.S. Census Data
For Immediate Release: September 16, 2016 Contact: Elora Tocci, etocci@cccnewyork.org, 212-673-1800 ext. 13 New York, NY – Yesterday, the United States Census Bureau released data for 2015 on income and poverty levels in New York City. From 2014 to 201 …
YouthAction Tackles Juvenile Justice
Each year, CCC engages over 75 NYC high school students in our advocacy. Through the YouthAction Community Leadership Course, teens are provided an introduction to a particular issue area impacting NYC youth and are trained in advocacy techniques. Many …
de Blasio Administration Announces New School Climate Initiatives to Make NYC Schools Safer, Fairer and More Transparent
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 21, 2016 CONTACT: pressoffice@cityhall.nyc.gov, (212) 788-2958 DE BLASIO ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES NEW SCHOOL CLIMATE INITIATIVES TO MAKE NYC SCHOOLS SAFER, FAIRER AND MORE TRANSPARENT Proposed updates to the discipline cod …
CCC’s Advocacy Sets Foundation for Key Child Welfare Reforms
This past year, CCC’s advocacy has helped lay the groundwork for important child welfare reforms at the federal, state and city levels. Through collaborations with legislative champions, City and State agencies, and our child welfare colleagues – incl …
