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  • 3x The infant mortality rate is three times greater for Black babies compared to white babies in NYC.

  • 22,000 children under the age of 14 live in New York City homeless shelters. And 95% of families with children living in shelters are Black or Hispanic.

  • < 50% of all third through eighth-graders in NYC public schools score at or above reading and math grade levels.

  • 1 in 4 NYC children (or 400,000) grow up in households below the federal poverty line.

Read through our 2022-2023 Annual Report for a refresh on this past year's successes.

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We Advocate to Ensure that Every Child is

Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Season

The FY '25 budget season is in full swing. Read our latest city and state testimonies below.

Protecting and Restoring Funding to NYC Educational Programs Must be Prioritized Now

Testimony & Public Comments

On Monday, March 18, Policy and Advocacy Associates Juan Diaz, Caitlyn Passaretti, and Jenny Veloz along with Associate …

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Reject City Agency Cuts so Families Can Access the Benefits and Care They Need

Testimony & Public Comments

On Monday, March 11, Policy and Advocacy Associates Juan Diaz, Caitlyn Passaretti, and Jenny Veloz along with Associate …

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Investing in Youth Services is the Best Pathway to Community Well-being

Testimony & Public Comments

On Friday, March 8th, Policy and Advocacy Associate Caitlyn Passaretti submitted testimony to the New York City Council …

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Investing in Essential Services for Immigrant Households Through the FY25 City Budget

Testimony & Public Comments

On Tuesday, March 5, Policy and Advocacy Associate Juan Diaz submitted testimony to the New York City Council Oversight …

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Read our latest Insights to track the issues areas we are following

Child Care, Workforce Attachment, and CCC’s Persistent Role

Insights

The city’s free 3-K and Pre-K programs serve as lifelines for ALL families trying to make ends meet; we ha …

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Increasing Access to Early Intervention and Behavioral Health Supports in Early Childhood Education …

Digital Briefs

As part of CCC’s ongoing efforts to improve access to early care and education (ECE) services for children und …

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Real Change for New York’s Youth Mental Health Crisis Will Require Specific Choices

Insights

This budget season, a common theme has emerged for leaders at both the State and City level: …

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Poverty Will Always Lose the Fight Against Income Support: We Can Prove it, Too! 

Insights

There is a large body of research that shows that income support reduces child poverty. In honor of National Poverty …

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Take Action by writing state and city leaders

Tell Albany to ensure economic security for New York families

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Tell Albany to ensure economic security for New York families

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Tell state leaders that access to early intervention is crucial to children’s development

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Tell state leaders that access to early intervention is crucial to children’s development

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Tell state leaders that youth investments create community safety

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Youth Investments Create Community Safety Young …

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Tell city leaders to reverse cuts to early childhood and youth services

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Tell city leaders to reverse cuts to early childhood and youth services

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