Youth Justice
New Report Shows Significant Challenges Facing Children, Families in Elmhurst/Corona
Community-driven findings point to affordable housing, child care and behavioral health services as key solutions to promoting well-being Dec. 17, 2019 – The Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York (CCC) today released a new report that comprehens …
Oversight Hearing: Implementation and Expansion of Raise the Age Int. 1628
M. Mena, Ph.D., a Policy and Budget Analyst from Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York, testified December 3, 2019 in front of the New York City Council Committee on the Justice System and the Committee on Criminal Justice regarding implementati …
Oversight Hearing: Sealing of Criminal Records and Expansion of Youthful Offender Status
On December 10, 2019, Raysa Rodriguez, CCC’s Associate Executive Director for Policy and Advocacy, testified before the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Codes and the Assembly Standing Committee on Correction regarding the sealing of crimi …
Children’s Rights in New York City
Photo courtesy of the United Nations: In 1950, on the second anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, students at the UN International Nursery School in New York viewed a poster of the historic document. November 2019 m …
CCC 2019 Annual Report
For nearly 75 years, CCC has not wavered from itsrigorous reliance on facts, its uncompromising independence and its tenacious pursuit of justice for the youngest New Yorkers. Our unique brand of advocacy combines research, community education and advo …
Every Child Counts NYC: Why We Started the Campaign
Leer en español Last month, CCC launched a new campaign, Every Child Counts NYC!, to ensure a fair and accurate Census count of all New York City children. The campaign has three goals: Educate New Yorkers about the 2020 Census and the undercount of yo …
