Child Welfare
Mayor de Blasio Signs Foster Care Bill Package into Law
Today, Mayor de Blasio signed SEVEN bills aimed at strengthening the foster care system. We are so grateful to the Mayor’s office, the Administration for Children’s Services, City Council General Welfare Chair Stephen Levin, the entire City Council whi …
CCC’s Advocacy Sets Foundation for Key Child Welfare Reforms
This past year, CCC’s advocacy has helped lay the groundwork for important child welfare reforms at the federal, state and city levels. Through collaborations with legislative champions, City and State agencies, and our child welfare colleagues – incl …
CCC Testimony: Oversight: Medicaid Redesign 2
CCC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Mental Health, Developmental Disability, Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Disabilities on February 22, 2016 regarding the Medicaid redesign transition and its impact on the City’s children and …
CCC Testimony: City Council General Welfare Committee Hearing on Fiscal Year 2015 Preliminary Budget Proposals
CCC testified about the impact the Fiscal Year 2015 Preliminary Budget would have on children and families served by the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), Human Resources Administration (HRA), and Department of Homeless Services (DHS) at th …
Housing Subsidies: One Key to Addressing Homelessness in New York City
Helping homeless children and families and reducing the number of children living in homeless shelters are critical issues for the de Blasio administration to tackle. We are releasing an issue brief today with recommendations for creating a new housing …
Housing Subsidies: One Key to Addressing Homelessness in New York City
Since New York City eliminated its large-scale housing subsidy program, the number of children and families living in homeless shelters has increased dramatically and families are staying in the shelter system for longer lengths of time. Currently, ove …
