Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK)
Mayor’s Proposed Budget Can Improve the Lives of NYC’s Children
On May 8, 2014, Mayor de Blasio issued his Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2015, starting July 1, which updates his Preliminary Budget issued in February. The $73.9 billion budget includes a number of critical investments in programs for children and …
CCC Testimony: City Council General Welfare Committee Hearing on Fiscal Year 2015 Preliminary Budget Proposals
CCC testified about the impact the Fiscal Year 2015 Preliminary Budget would have on children and families served by the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), Human Resources Administration (HRA), and Department of Homeless Services (DHS) at th …
Campaign for Children Testifies at Council General Welfare Committee Budget Hearing
For Immediate Release: Monday, March 24, 2014 Contact: Emma Woods emma@berlinrosen.com 646.452.5637 Applauds End of Yearly Budget Dance & Cites Campaign For Children Transition Plan As Roadmap For Developing A High-Quality, Universal System of Earl …
We Can Do It! Read our Op-Ed in Support of UPK
This Opinion Piece by CCC’s Executive Director Jennifer March was posted on WNYC’s SchoolBook on March 12, 2014, titled “Albany Has Three Weeks to Find Pre-K Funding. It Can Be Done” The attention paid to universal pre-kindergarten in New York has reac …
CCC Takes Our Priorities to Albany
CCC staff and volunteers are making our voices heard in Albany today. We are meeting with 20 legislators and their staff to share our budget and policy priorities for children. In mid-January, Governor Cuomo released his Executive Budget proposals a …
Mayor de Blasio Sets the Tone for Administration with Two Recent Announcements
Mayor de Blasio continued to lay out an ambitious agenda for his administration, which illustrates his commitment to making New York City a better place to be a child. In his announcement of the City’s Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2015 on Februar …
