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Child Welfare

CDF-NY Joined an Amicus Brief Filed by National Child Welfare Experts and Advocates in Fulton, et al. v. City of Philadelphia
CDF-NY September 2018 Updates

Read CDF's September newsletter update.

September 27, 2018 | New York
Education

Testimony of the Children’s Defense Fund-New York For the New York City Council Committee on Public Safety and Committee on Education Oversight Hearing on School Emergency Preparedness and Safety
Youth Justice

Testimony of the Children’s Defense Fund – New York Before the New York City Council Committee on Juvenile Justice

Oversight Hearing – Update on NYC’s Implementation of Raising the Age of Criminal Responsibility
Child Poverty

Over 800,000 New York Children Living in Poverty

New data from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals New York has the 4th largest number of children living in poverty behind California, Texas and Florida.

September 13, 2018 | New York
Youth Justice

With Rikers closure still years off, de Blasio backs away from young adult reforms

September 7, 2018 | New York
Youth Justice

City Hall quietly rolls back Rikers youth reforms

September 7, 2018 | New York
Youth Justice

New York Alternative Facility Emphasizes Rehabilitation For Raise the Age Candidates

August 28, 2018 | New York
Youth Justice

New Report Examines Youth Incarcerated in Adult Jails

August 28, 2018 | New York
Youth Justice

New York’s Raise the Age Law Profiled in New Report

"Getting to Zero: A 50 State Study of Strategies to Remove Youth from Adult Jails," analyzes national data sets and state laws to provide concrete policy change recommendations to remove youth from adult jails across the country.

August 28, 2018 | New York