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Youth Justice

Raise the Age NY letter to Governor Cuomo on COVID-19

Child Health

New York State Budget Embraces Some Reforms But Fails to Invest In Child and Family Well-Being

Youth Justice

COVID-19 BSCC Coalition Letter

On behalf of criminal and juvenile justice advocates, community organizers, directly impacted individuals—many of whom have been incarcerated in local jails and juvenile facilities—and families of individuals currently incarcerated, we urge the Board of State and Community Correction to adopt immediately the following measures to protect the health and well-being of our loved ones who are incarcerated or work inside county adult and juvenile detention facilities.

Youth Justice

Raise the Age Coalition Statement on Protecting Youth and Communities from Risks Posed by the Novel Coronavirus

Education

“Please give me a second chance”: Video shows 6-year-old pleading for a second chance as officers arrest her at school

“I believe the purpose of public schools is to educate not exclude children and to help identify and meet child needs, not make children serve adult convenience, self interest, and systems. "

February 27, 2020 | National

Child Health

Cultivating Opportunities for Youth to Flourish in Franklin County

Child Health

Statement: President Trump’s Latest Budget Abandons Millions of Children and Hard-Working Families Across the Country

February 12, 2020 | National

Child Health

Thinking of Our Children During the State of the Union Address

Tonight President Trump will address the nation as he delivers his State of the Union remarks. Reports suggest he will present a “relentless optimism,” but our newly-released annual report—State of American’s Children 2020—offers a dramatically different picture: the current state of our children is unacceptable and must be urgently addressed.

February 4, 2020 | National

Youth Justice

CDF-NY Testimony Before the New York City Council Committee on Criminal Justice

Child Health

New Report: The State of America’s Children Is Shameful

February 3, 2020 | National