Affordable Housing
Join Us: Social Media Action On HUD’s Attempt to Remove Families from Housing
Tomorrow, July 9, is the final day to submit comments opposing the Trump Administration’s latest attack on immigrant families. A proposed rule change from the Department of Housing and Urban Development would render an entire household ineligible for r …
New Infographic Illustrates the Disproportionate Number Of Children and Low-Income Families Facing Homeless Crisis
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 – NEW YORK, NY – As New York City’s homeless population continues to reach crisis levels, the Citizens’ Committee for Children (CCC) today released an infographic that illustrates how this crisis is having a disproportionate i …
Investing in Central Brooklyn
Governor Cuomo has unveiled a plan to invest $1.4 billion in central Brooklyn that could be a game-changer for children and families in the area. The plan, dubbed Vital Brooklyn, advances a holistic approach to fighting poverty that our research has sh …
How homelessness impacts children
Homelessness in New York City has captured a lot of attention in recent months, and rightly so – more than 62,000 New Yorkers are currently living in Department of Homeless Services (DHS) shelters. But what often gets overlooked in the conversation abo …
Using KT Online to Understand Housing Instability in High-Risk Communities
We recently examined on our blog the ways in which CCC’s Keeping Track data help to illustrate the critical need for action at all levels of government to support families facing housing instability and homelessness in New York City. In this new post, …
Keeping Track: Housing Instability & Homelessness in New York City
Budget discussions at the city, state and federal level have brought renewed focus to the housing crisis in New York City. Just last week, President Obama announced that his 2017 budget includes a proposal to spend $11 billion over the next 10 years on …
