Child Welfare
NYC’s Preventive Services Landscape: Meeting Children and Family Needs During COVID-19
The Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies (COFCCA) and Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York (CCC) are partnering to undertake a data-driven advocacy project to better understand how child welfare prevention programs have responded and are …
City Council Oversight Hearing: Racial Disparities in the Child Welfare System
CCC Policy and Budget Analyst Meryleen Mena testified before the City Council General Welfare Committee on October 29, 2020 at an oversight hearing focused on racial disparities in New York City’s child welfare system. Our testimony discusses several c …
Statement from New York State Child Welfare Coalition Regarding Governor’s Veto of Child Welfare Reporting Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 16th, 2019 “As members of the New York State Child Welfare Coalition, we are sorely disappointed that bill S6427A/A8060A was vetoed by the Governor. We view the reforms proposed in this bill as essential to advancing New …
CCC Testimony: New York State Executive Budget Proposals for Human Services State Fiscal Year 2019-2020
CCC recognizes the need to be fiscally prudent. That said, we are very disappointed that the State’s Budget cuts and curtails services for the most vulnerable children and youth in the state, most glaringly impacting negatively the children of New York …
Testimony: New York State Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Executive Budget Human Services Hearing
On February 6, 2018, CCC testified before the New York State Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means Committees regarding the State Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Executive Budget proposals related to human services. CCC’s testimony focused on our concerns a …
What Governor Cuomo’s proposed budget means for children and families
Yesterday, Governor Cuomo released his Executive Budget for State Fiscal Year 2018-2019. The Executive Budget includes a number of proposals CCC supports such as investments in prekindergarten, after-school programs, community schools, child care, the …
