Issues
CCC Testimony: Criminal Justice Reform Before the New York State Assembly Committees on Codes, Judiciary and Corrections and the New Your State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Caucus
CCC testified before the New York State Assembly Committees on Codes, Judiciary and Corrections and the New Your State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Caucus regarding raising the age of criminal responsibility in New York on May 7 …
17 After‐School Sites will Close in Neighborhoods with Highest Need
17 after-school programs are slated to close on June 30th unless they are restored in the final city budget, leaving 1,882 elementary school children without summer programming or after-school programs next fall. The closure of these programs will be d …
Citizens’ Committee for Children Statement on OneNYC
For Immediate Release: April 22, 2015 Contact: Emma Woods, emma@berlinrosen.com, 646-200-5303 Tolu Onafowokan, tolu.o@berlinrosen.com, 646-200-5331 In response to the release of Mayor de Blasio’s OneNYC plan, Citizens’ Committee for Children released t …
Mayor de Blasio and Human Resources Administration Commisioner Steven Banks Announce FoodHelp.nyc to Connect New Yorkers to SNAP Benefits
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 21, 2015 CONTACT: pressoffice@cityhall.nyc.gov, (212) 788-2958 City campaign targets immigrant communities, the elderly and SNAP-eligible but unenrolled residents to receive benefits while boosting the city’s economy with S …
Local Communities Use Data to Tackle Health Disparities
This past winter, Mayor de Blasio and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Mary Bassett announced their plans to improve health equity and address long-standing health disparities through the revival of the District Public H …
CCC Testimony: City Council Finance and Youth Service Committee Hearing on Fiscal Year 2016 Preliminary Budget Proposals
CCC testified before the New York City Council Finance and Youth Services Committees regarding the new investments in the 2016 Preliminary Budget related to youth services in the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD).