Raise the Age
CCC Summary Of The State Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Executive Budget
Published January 2017 On January 17, 2017, Governor Cuomo released his $152.3 billion Executive Budget for State Fiscal Year 2017-2018. The Governor focused his Budget remarks on efforts his administration is taking to alleviate financial burdens on …
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, …
YouthAction Tackles Juvenile Justice
Each year, CCC engages over 75 NYC high school students in our advocacy. Through the YouthAction Community Leadership Course, teens are provided an introduction to a particular issue area impacting NYC youth and are trained in advocacy techniques. Many …
New York Court System Should Treat Youths as Youths
This Opinion Piece by former Bronx Family Court Judge Monica Drinane and CCC’s Stephanie Gendell was published in the Albany Times Union on June 7, 2016. Raising the age at which youth are automatically charged as adults so that 16- and 17-year-old you …
Raise the Age NY Campaign Responds to Senator Flanagan’s Comments on Raise the Age
Contact: Kenneth Londono, kenneth.londono@berlinrosen.com, 646-335-0420 Raise the Age NY Campaign Responds to Senator Flanagan’s Comments on Raise the Age New York Remains One of Two States to Automatically Prosecute 16 and 17-Year-Olds As Adults, Des …
CCC Heads to Albany!
Today, 34 CCC staff, adult volunteers and youth volunteers traveled to Albany to urge the Legislature to adopt a State Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Budget that will make New York State a better place to be a child. Given that we are a multi-issue, independent …
