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Child Poverty

CDFNY Child Tax Credit FAQs (Updated June 2022)

Families who received monthly Child Tax Credit payments last year can claim the remainder of their Credit either by using GetCTC.org or by filing a full tax return. Families who did not sign up for the CTC last year can still take action to receive their full Credit!

Child Poverty

Parents & Caregivers: It's Not Too Late to Claim Your Child Tax Credit! (English Flyer)

If you haven’t filed taxes to claim the Child Tax Credit (CTC), there’s still time!

Child Poverty

Padres/Madres y Cuidadores: ¡No Es Demasiado Tarde para Reclamar Su Crédito Tributario por Hija/o/s! (Volante Español)

Si no ha hecho la declaración de renta para reclamar el Crédito Tributario por Hijo/a/s (CTC en inglés), ¡todavía hay tiempo!

Child Poverty

Letter to Governor Hochul from New York Faith Organizations: Empanel the Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council!

As faith-based organizations from across New York, we write to you to uplift the moral and human need for you to empanel the Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council with utmost urgency and to prioritize appointing to the council impacted youth and clergy leaders who serve in impacted communities.

Child Health

CDF-NY Public Comment on New York State’s Medicaid § 1115 Waiver Proposal

Children’s Defense Fund – New York (CDF-NY) is grateful to the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) for the opportunity to comment on its proposed amendment to New York’s Medicaid Redesign Team Waiver Demonstration, titled Strategic Health Equity Reform Payment Arrangements: Making Targeted, Evidence-Based Investments to Address the Health Disparities Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Child Health

CDF-NY Memorandum in Support of S. 8438 / A. 9294: Continuous Medicaid Eligibility from Infancy to Three Years Old

The Children’s Defense Fund – New York (CDF-NY) strongly supports S. 8438 (Rivera) / A. 9294 (Gottfried), which would extend continuous Medicaid coverage of infants from up to one year to up to three years for families whose income does not exceed 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL).

Child Health

CDF-NY 2022 Final State Budget Response

Mired in last-minute negotiations to roll-back recent criminal justice reforms, including Raise the Age, the final State Budget is a disappointment for children, youth and families. While we cannot overlook important new investments in child care and health care for new mothers, the budget still failed to prioritize our children.

Youth Justice

Raise the Age Coalition Statement on Final FY 2023 New York State Budget

Today, New York State legislators reached a budgetary agreement preserving the Raise the Age law, despite Governor Hochul’s last-minute effort to roll back this historic set of reforms. The Raise the Age NY Coalition is grateful for our champions in the New York State Senate and Assembly who have stood up for New York’s young people and fought for a more equitable criminal justice system during these negotiations.

Child Poverty

SFY 2022-2023 Budget Priorities for Child Poverty Reduction

We urge New York State policymakers to act with intent to ensure crucial investments to reduce child poverty are included in the SFY 2022-23 Budget.

Child Health

Racial Impact Statement Legislation National Scan (Updated 3.17.22)

In the absence of racial impact assessment, legislation that “appears” race-neutral at face value can, in practice, adversely – and disparately – affect New York’s children and families of color. Just as our State legislators consider the fiscal and environmental impacts of new laws, so too must they examine the potential racial disparities of all legislation and rule-making activity – prior to enactment.