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Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York Releases Preliminary Analysis of New Census Data
The United States Census Bureau released the latest data on income and poverty levels from the 2018 American Community Survey. These data reveal similar trends as recent years with small but welcomed decreases in the number of individuals, including ch …
Elmhurst/Corona Neighborhood SMS Pilot – Findings from the project
Leer en español Welcome Bienvenidxs Citizens’ Committee for Children (CCC) is an independent advocacy organization working to ensure all New York children are healthy, housed, educated, and safe. As part of our community-based project in Elmhurst/Coron …
Trump’s War on the Poor Continues with Latest Attack on SNAP Recipients
The Trump Administration has proposed a rule change that would eliminate food assistance for over 3 million Americans. Under current rules, families can qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, a.k.a. food stamps) if their gross …
Mapping Community Assets on Keeping Track Online to Examine Child Welfare Needs
CCC’s Keeping Track Online data resource continues to be the go-to source for understanding the needs and opportunities to improve child and family well-being across the 59 community districts. This includes the dozens of nonprofit organizations throug …
Citizenship Question Dropped But Attacks On Immigrants Continue
After months of litigation, the Trump administration announced on July 11th that the citizenship question will not be included in the 2020 census questionnaire. CCC joins with our partners in asserting that the goal of the citizenship question was to s …
