child poverty
CCC Testimony: Regarding Child poverty in New York State
CCC testified before the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Children and Families, Assembly Standing Committee on Social Services, Assembly Standing Committee on Education and Assembly Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force on September 24, 2015 r …
City’s Pre-Kindergarten For All Initiative Reaches Children Across the 5 Boroughs with Children in the Poorest Districts Benefiting Greatly
Click here to download pdf of this analysis and to view maps. There are nearly 1.8 million children living in New York City and about half a million of them are under the age of five. Nearly 30 percent of all NYC children reside in poverty, and in som …
CCC’s Community Risk Ranking: Economic Security
CCC’s Community Risk Ranking has generated a lot of attention about the challenges facing New York City children and their families. The New York Times, New York Daily News, and other local news outlets have already offered their take and analysis on C …
Beating the Odds for NYC’s Children
The Washington Post recently reported on the paradox of poverty, “Being poor is a big impediment to getting the education that lifts you out of poverty.” In New York City, where one in three children lives in poverty and where only 34% of adults have c …
A Livable City for Every NYC Child
One in three children in New York City lives in poverty. Research shows that children living in poverty often face a number of other factors that can negatively impact their well-being. In New York City for example, we know that children living in pove …
Snapshot of NYC’s Children and Families – Share the Latest Statistics!
The latest U.S. Census data show some promising signs of economic recovery for families, including the fact that the child poverty rate decreased for the first time since the recession. Here are some of the latest statistics: 30,500 fewer children live …
