Foster Care
YouthAction Community Leadership Course Foster Care for Youth in NYC
Citizens’ Committee for Children’s (CCC) YouthAction Community Leadership Course (YCLC) is a youth advocacy training program for high school students from New York City’s public and private schools. CCC is an independent child advocacy organization who …
CCC Testimony: New York City Council General Welfare And Juvenile Justice Committees Regarding The City Fiscal Year 2019 Preliminary Budget
CCC testified before the New York City Council Committees on General Welfare and Juvenile Justice on March 27, 2018 regarding the Fiscal Year 2019 Preliminary Budget for the Human Resources Administration (HRA), Department of Homeless Services (DHS) an …
CCC Testimony: New York City Fiscal Year 2019 Preliminary Budget Hearing-Education
CCC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education at a hearing on March 23, 2018 regarding the Fiscal Year 2019 Preliminary Budget. CCC supported Preliminary Budget proposals aimed at reducing bullying in schools and expanding 3K fo …
New York State Passes Legislation to Help Children in Foster Care by Enhancing KinGAP
This week, Governor Cuomo signed legislation sponsored and championed by Assembly member Hevesi and Senator Avella, which will help more children leave foster care to live permanently with family members more quickly. Citizens’ Committee for Children h …
Statement in Response to Governor Cuomo’s proclamation of September as Kinship Care month
For Immediate Release September 25, 2017 Contact: Elysia Murphy (212) 673-1800 x18 emurphy@cccnewyork.org Citizens’ Committee for Children (CCC) and Schuyler Center for Advocacy and Analysis (SCAA) thank Governor Cuomo for proclaiming September Kinship …
