Poverty
Policy Briefing Recap: Addressing Poverty in the Next Mayoral Administration
Over half a million New York City children live in poverty. One in five New York City children lives in a home without enough food. More than 22,000 New York City children are homeless. As these numbers show, poverty is a serious and sobering issue in …
Addressing Poverty in the Next Mayoral Administration
Did you know that one in three New York City children is living in poverty? Despite the public programs, financial supports, and innovative pilots making a difference in NYC, more must be done to reduce and eliminate poverty. As New York City prepares …
Know the Facts. Share the Facts. Be Part of the Solution.
You may have heard about it at our Celebration Breakfast at the Waldorf Astoria. You may have read about it on Facebook or Twitter. You may have seen for yourself at a community education course, an advocacy event, or in our Keeping Track of New York C …
New Census Data Shows Increase in Child Poverty in NYC
The U.S. Census Bureau released their updated data from the 2012 American Community Survey and it once again showed child poverty to be increasing in New York City. The new data provides sobering evidence that, even four years after the economic recove …
Snapshot of NYC Children and Families in 2012
CCC has created a Snapshot of NYC Children and Families in 2012, including an infographic and data table by borough, that shows key data elements from the 2012 United States Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. At 31.4%, New York City’s child pov …
2011 Census Shows Continuing Disparities in Child Well-Being Across the Boroughs
Download CCC’s Snapshot of NYC Children and Families in 2011, based on data from the United States Census Bureau’s 2011 American Community Survey, which highlights key statistics about what it is like to be a child in New York City and in each of the f …
