Legislators, Families, Providers, & Advocates Urge Legislature to Reject Budget Cuts that Jeopardize Child Safety, Stable Families & Strong Communities

Released February 9, 2018

For Planning Purposes: Monday, February 12, 2018 at 1:30 PM, LCA Press Room 130

Contact: Elysia Murphy (212) 673-1800 x18 emurphy@cccnewyork.org

Governor’s Proposed Budget Targets Key Reforms in NYC’s Juvenile Justice System

and Child Welfare Preventive and Protection Services

       WHAT:     

• The Executive Budget proposes to cap New York City’s reimbursement for child protective services that keep children safe and preventive services that strengthen families and enable children and youth to remain in their homes. New York City has leveraged this funding structure to become a national model for its continuum of high quality, effective preventive services as well as efforts to lower child protective caseloads, decrease juvenile justice detention and placement, dramatically reduce the use of foster care.

• The Executive Budget proposes to cut all state reimbursement to the Close to Home juvenile justice placement system despite the fact that the system is due to triple with the implementation of Raise the Age.

       WHO:                    Legislators, family members, advocates, and providers

       WHEN:                  Monday, February 12, 2018 at 1:30 PM

       WHERE:                 LCA Press room, Room 130

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