Child Poverty
New York
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Child Poverty
The Expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC): What New York Families Need to Know
To receive the expanded Child Tax Credit, it is extremely important that New York families file their 2020 tax returns by May 17th – even if they have no income or have never filed taxes before.
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Youth Justice
Justice Roadmap
We are criminal justice and immigration justice advocates, directly impacted people, legal service providers, and faith leaders who stand united in the belief that this is a critical moment in our country’s history, one that requires our state’s leaders to have moral clarity and take unequivocal action.
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Youth Justice
Public Comment on the NYC Board of Corrections Proposed Rules Concerning Restrictive Housing
I write to you with deep concern about the proposed rules concerning restrictive housing, especially the provisions concerning Young Adults and the application of the Risk Management Accountability System (RMAS) outlined there.
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Child Welfare
New York State Child Welfare Coalition Statement on FY2022 Adopted Budget
Final Adopted FY2022 Budget Restores Support for Local Safety Net for Children and Families
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Youth Justice
Raise The Age New York Statement on FY2022 Adopted Budget
Final Budget Closes 2 Youth Prisons and Restores Cuts to Services, Misses Opportunity for More Closures and Community Reinvestment
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Child Welfare
NYS Budget FY 2022: Preserve Essential Services that Keep Children Safe and Strengthen Families and Communities
New York State cannot balance the budget by cutting services for the most vulnerable children, youth and families and must instead ensure that resources are in place to strengthen families and build strong foundations for children and youth.
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Child Welfare
Final Budget Compromise Must Restore All Child Welfare Funds
The New York State Child Welfare Coalition and CHAMPS-NY, two statewide coalitions comprised of policy advocates, service providers, and caregivers who advance policy and practice change in the child welfare system, call on the Governor and the State Legislature to address the heightened needs of children and families, supporting family stability and child safety, by rejecting proposed funding cuts and maintaining State support for ALL child welfare services.
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Reflections from the CDF-NY 2021 Week of Action
We are immensely proud of our BTO scholars for the professionalism, passion and commitment to advocacy they brought to our 2021 Week of Action!
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Child Poverty
Letter from Child, Immigrant and Poverty Advocates Urging Empire State Child Credit Expansion
We urge the State to include language in the 2021-22 Budget ensuring New York children who are left out of the American Rescue Plan’s child tax credit expansion receive a meaningful State child credit this year.