Issues
In response to the State of the City Address
“Affordable housing, living wage jobs, and a strong community infrastructure are crucial to the well-being of children. As child advocates we support the key initiatives outlined in today’s State of the City, and we look forward to a preliminary budget …
CCC Testimony: Regarding the New York State Executive Budget Proposals for Health and Medicaid State Fiscal Year 2015-2016
CCC testified on the Health and Medicaid related proposals in the Governor’s Executive Budget for State Fiscal Year 2015-2016 on February 2nd, 2015.
Introducing CCC’s Community Risk Ranking
Today we are releasing our new child well-being index, CCC’s Community Risk Ranking: Measuring Child Well-being in New York City’s 59 Community Districts. Taking into account Keeping Track data on economic security, health, housing, education, and yout …
CCC testimony: Oversight: Homelessness and the Implementation on the Living in Communities (LINC) Program
CCC testified about increasing family homelessness and the City’s attempt to reduce it with the LINC rental assistance program at a City Council General Welfare Hearing on January 21, 2015. With record numbers of children living in homeless shelters fo …
CCC’S Summary of New York State Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Executive Budget Proposals
Governor Cuomo’s $141.6 billion Executive Budget for State Fiscal Year 2015-2016 proposes to limit spending growth to 2% while also spending the $5.4 billion in one-year money the State received from settlements with financial institutions on economic …
In response to Governor Cuomo’s State of the State and Budget address
“Governor Cuomo’s budget proposals take a number of important steps to make New York a better place for children and families. We are particularly pleased to see an increase in the minimum wage and investments in quality early childhood education. In a …
