Community Leadership Course
Meet the CLC Co-Chairs
At Citizens’ Committee for Children, we believe in the power of knowledge and collective action. We take seriously our charge to empower New Yorkers with facts and involve them in civic engagement opportunities that allow them use what they learn to ta …
Judy Garson: Following the Example of Eleanor Roosevelt
More than two decades ago, this year’s Eleanor Roosevelt Award recipient Judy Garson was looking for ways to turn her training as a lawyer and passion for public service into a meaningful volunteer opportunity. Over lunch, she told a friend what she id …
Staff Spotlight: Laura Jankstrom, Director of Civic Engagement Programs
It’s been eight years since Laura Jankstrom joined the CCC staff. She first joined as a YouthAction coordinator, where she managed programming designed to help New York City high school students develop skills in leadership, advocacy, and/or civic enga …
Spots available in our immersive data and advocacy course
Want to learn more about CCC’s Keeping Track database and how it helps inform public policy and activism? Our Community Leadership Course may be exactly what you’re looking for. Offered every Wednesday for ten weeks in the fall, the CLC focuses each we …
Leadership starts with you
For over fifty years, concerned citizens just like you have taken our Community Leadership Course. They have had the unique opportunity to observe how programs across NYC’s five boroughs benefit children and discovered how they can contribute in making …
December News and Updates
A Message from Jennifer March Progress doesn’t always happen as quickly as we’d like it to. This is a lesson that working in advocacy has taught me well. Yet, advocacy work has also taught me to believe in other truths I’ve found to be key: dedication, …
