Statements and Letters – Page 2 – Children's Defense Fund New York

CDF-NY Memo of Support for S3408Melissa Genadri2021-02-09T17:46:55-05:00

CDF-NY Memo of Support for S3408

The precarity of Black children’s lives, the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic in their communities, and the events in Rochester make it clear that we need legislation to establish a Black Youth Suicide Prevention Task Force to evaluate and improve mental health supports for New York’s Black children.

CDF-NY FY22 Mental Hygiene Budget TestimonyMelissa Genadri2021-02-04T18:33:41-05:00

CDF-NY FY22 Mental Hygiene Budget Testimony

Children’s Defense Fund – New York (CDF-NY) thanks the chairs of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee for this opportunity to submit testimony on the 2021 – 2022 New York State Mental Hygiene Executive Budget Proposal.

Protecting Children in the Budget – Joint Letter to NYS LeadershipKimberly Chin2020-09-10T08:30:44-05:00

Protecting Children in the Budget – Joint Letter to NYS Leadership

We ask NYS leadership to center children and families in their priorities and commit to protect essential programs that promote health, well-being, resilience, family stability, [...]

Letter from Child Advocacy Organizations to New York State Congressional Delegation on Covid-19Kimberly Chin2020-08-06T08:01:17-05:00

Letter from Child Advocacy Organizations to New York State Congressional Delegation on Covid-19

The undersigned New York State-based child advocacy organizations urge our US Senators and Members of the House of Representatives to stand firmly with children and families during negotiations on the next federal stimulus package.

Statement of the Raise the Age-NY Campaign to the NYS Assembly and Senate Hearing on Exploring Solutions to the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Minority CommunitiesKimberly Chin2020-07-16T15:36:28-05:00

Statement of the Raise the Age-NY Campaign to the NYS Assembly and Senate Hearing on Exploring Solutions to the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Minority Communities

Recent reporting has highlighted, policing in New York City during the COVID-19 crisis to enforce social distancing disparately targets communities of color and places youth [...]

New York’s Requests for Forthcoming Package of Federal COVID19 Response Legislation Related to Child Welfare and Family WellbeingKimberly Chin2020-04-15T15:53:55-05:00

New York’s Requests for Forthcoming Package of Federal COVID19 Response Legislation Related to Child Welfare and Family Wellbeing

Recommendations on how forthcoming federal legislation can help address our communities’ needs and bolster child welfare and family wellbeing.

Raise the Age NY letter to Governor Cuomo on COVID-19Kimberly Chin2020-04-22T08:50:10-05:00

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