supportive housing
Testifying for kids and families
CCC’s policy staff often attend state and city hearings to weigh in on various issues of importance to New York City children and families. Catch up on some of our staff’s most recent testimony: New York State Executive Budget Public Protection Hearing …
CCC Testimony: Supportive Housing in New York City
On January 19, 2017, CCC testified before the City Council General Welfare Committee oversight hearing on supportive housing in New York City. CCC testified about the need to increase the number of supportive housing units available for homeless famil …
CCC Testimony: New York City Council Finance, General Welfare, Women’s Issues and Juvenile Justice Committees Hearing Regarding the New York City Fiscal Year 2017 Preliminary Budget
CCC testified at the New York City Council Finance, General Welfare, Women’s Issues and Juvenile Justice Committee hearing on March 15, 2016 regarding the New York City Fiscal Year 2017 Preliminary Budget. The Preliminary Budget proposes to fund a numb …
Keeping Track: Housing Instability & Homelessness in New York City
Budget discussions at the city, state and federal level have brought renewed focus to the housing crisis in New York City. Just last week, President Obama announced that his 2017 budget includes a proposal to spend $11 billion over the next 10 years on …
CCC Summary of the State Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Executive Budget
The New York State Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2016-2017 included proposals to invest $25 million in an upstate antipoverty initiative, turn every failing school into a community school, increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour, create a 12‐week P …
Citizens’ Committee for Children Statement on Governor Cuomo’s State of the State Address
Contact: Elysia Murphy, emurphy@cccnewyork.org, 917‐579‐3639 Stephanie Gendell, sgendell@cccnewyork.org, 646‐232‐6721 New York, NY – “No child should live in poverty,” said Governor Cuomo in his State of the State and Executive Budget Address today. Ci …
