Citizens Committee For Children Of New York

SECURING EVERY CHILD'S BIRTHRIGHT TO BE HEALTHY, HOUSED, EDUCATED AND SAFE. WE ACHIEVE THESE GOALS THROUGH FACT-FINDING, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES.

INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONCCCS LEVERAGES RESEARCH, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND WORK WITH TRADITIONAL MEDIA TO REACH NEW YORKERS AND CALL ATTENTION TO THE NEEDS OF NEW YORK CITYS CHILDREN. OUR DATABASE, DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS BUILD PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AROUND CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING IN NEW YORK CITY AND BOTH THE RACIAL AND GEOGRAPHIC DISPARITIES THAT PERSIST ACROSS NEW YORK CITY COMMUNITIES. THIS WORK INFORMED THE PUBLICATION OF OUR " KEEPING TRACK OF NEW YORK CITYS CHILDREN" DATA BOOK, OUR SCHOOL READY COMMUNITIES EARLY CHILDHOOD OPPORTUNITIES INDEX, AS WELL AS INFOGRAPHICS AND DATA PRESENTATIONS ILLUSTRATING THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THIS RESEARCH HAS SUPPORTED THE WORK UNDERTAKEN AT CCC AND IN OUR ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS AND COALITIONS TO ADVANCE BUDGET AND LEGISLATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT ADVANCE EQUITY, RECOVERY AND WELL-BEING IN NEW YORK CITY AND STATE. IN TERMS OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, CCCS COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP COURSE AND YOUTHACTION NYC PROGRAMMING REACHED HUNDREDS OF ADULTS AND YOUTH THROUGH ADVOCACY COURSES, PEER TRAININGS, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND PUBLIC WEBINARS AND VIRTUAL RALLIES. FINALLY, CCC DISSEMINATED RESEARCH PRODUCTS AND INFORMATION ON OUR ADVOCACY PRIORITIES THROUGH A REGULAR DRUMBEAT OF EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, AND A REGULAR PRESENCE IN THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL PRESS. THESE EFFORTS BROUGHT OUR DATA AND ADVOCACY MESSAGES TO MORE NEW YORKERS AS WE EXPANDED OUR NETWORKS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND OUR E-ACTION NETWORK.

PROGRAM AND ADVOCACY CCCS LEADERSHIP IN STATEWIDE AND CITY-BASED COALITIONS, PLUS ITS RENOWNED BUDGETARY AND LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS AND TESTIMONY, RESULTED IN SEVERAL CRITICAL VICTORIES THAT WILL IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN. CCC CONTINUED ITS LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THE HEALTHY MINDS HEALTHY KIDS CAMPAIGN, THE FAMILY HOMELESSNESS COALITION, THE CAMPAIGN FOR CHILDREN, THE NYS CHILD WELFARE COALITION AND THE RAISE THE AGE NY CAMPAIGN. WE CONDUCTED ONGOING ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT FOR BOTH THE CITY AND STATE BUDGET AND LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS, TESTIFIED STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC HEARINGS, ORGANIZED E-MAIL WRITING CAMPAIGNS AND SIGN ON LETTERS, AND MET WITH STATE AND LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THEIR STAFF TO DISCUSS OUR ADVOCACY PRIORITIES. WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH PARTNERS, WE RELEASED TRANSITION MEMOS AND A YOUTH AGENDA THAT ELEVATED OUR PRIORITIES AND INFORMED THE DECISION MADE BY NEW LEADERS IN THE GOVERNORS OFFICE AS WELL AS IN THE NEW MAYORAL ADMINISTRATION, THE CITY COUNCIL, AND ALL OTHER CITYWIDE ELECTED POSITIONS. OUR WORK INFORMED INVESTMENTS IN THE STATE AND CITY BUDGET THAT WILL IMPROVE ACCESS TO CHILDRENS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE, EXPAND ACCESS TO CHILD CARE, DEEPEN THE STATE AND CITY EARNED INCOME TAX CREDITS, CREATE INNOVATIVE NEW HEALTH CARE MODELS AND EXPANDED HEALTH COVERAGE FOR NEW MOMS AND THEIR BABIES, PROVIDE EMERGENCY RENT RELIEF AND INCREASE THE VALUE OF STATE AND LOCAL HOUSING SUBSIDIES, AND EXPAND ACCESS TO YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND SUMMER PROGRAMS AT THE CITY LEVEL AS WELL AS COMMUNITY ROOTED VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS.