The New York State Child Welfare Coalition, including policy advocates working to improve our system for children and families, applauds the legislature and the governor [...]
The Children’s Defense Fund-New York applauds the leadership in Albany for important reforms in youth justice and child welfare, but we are deeply disappointed with [...]
CDF-NY’s Testimony before the Assembly Standing Committee on Children and Families and Assembly Task Force on Women’s IssuesKimberly Chin2019-12-02T12:29:48-05:00
Written testimony concerning investments in preventive services, making KinGap subsidies an independent and open-ended funding stream, and supporting legislation that passed to reform the State [...]
Children’s Defense Fund-NY strongly supports A04258/S04339, which would amend Social Services Law to improve the effectiveness of New York’s existing child welfare housing subsidy.
The written testimony concerning the Nicholas Scoppetta Children’s Center, and Int 1358-2019, legislation in relation to information about the use of psychiatric medication for youth [...]
The New York State Child Welfare Coalition write in support of State Central Register (SCR) reform, and hope that you will support legislation this session [...]
The New York State Child Welfare Coalition writes in support of A.8060-A/S.6427-A and urges Senator Montgomery and Assemblywoman Jaffee to pass these bills this session.
The Children's Defense Fund-New York supports the State Central Register (SCR) reform bill (S.5526). We believe the current law is in urgent need of amendment [...]