Reports & Publications Archive - Children's Defense Fund New York

Safe Schools are Strong School CommunitiesKimberly Chin2020-04-08T09:38:10-05:00

Education

Safe Schools are Strong School Communities

The Dignity in Schools Campaign-New York (DSC-NY) is a local chapter of the national Dignity in Schools Campaign coalition. DSC-NY is made up of 23 [...]

New York State Child Welfare Coalition Statement on 2020-21 BudgetKimberly Chin2020-04-02T13:03:29-05:00

Child Welfare

New York State Child Welfare Coalition Statement on 2020-21 Budget

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 [...]

New York State Budget Embraces Some Reforms But Fails to Invest In Child and Family Well-BeingKimberly Chin2020-04-02T11:20:37-05:00

Child Poverty Child Welfare Health Youth Justice

New York State Budget Embraces Some Reforms But Fails to Invest In Child and Family Well-Being

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 [...]

New York State Medicaid Budget Harms Children and FamiliesKimberly Chin2020-04-02T09:03:41-05:00

Health

New York State Medicaid Budget Harms Children and Families

The budget contains draconian cuts that target programs and providers that serve children, and others that will result in job losses or lost wages for [...]

Protect Medicaid Campaign thank you to Senators Schumer and GillibrandKimberly Chin2020-03-31T13:00:57-05:00

Health

Protect Medicaid Campaign thank you to Senators Schumer and Gillibrand

As lead organizations for the Protect Medicaid campaign in New York, we are writing to thank you for your passing the Families First Coronavirus Response [...]

Health and Economic Justice Responses to New York’s COVID-19 CrisisKimberly Chin2020-03-23T15:12:50-05:00

Child Poverty Health

Health and Economic Justice Responses to New York’s COVID-19 Crisis

Our health care system is being pushed beyond its limits. Our fragmented payment and delivery systems are ill-suited to respond to the crisis and are [...]

Protect Medicaid Campaign’s Support of Families First Caronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA)Kimberly Chin2020-03-31T13:00:05-05:00

Health

Protect Medicaid Campaign’s Support of Families First Caronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA)

We heartily thank you for the provisions of the Families First Caronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA) that increase Medicaid funding to states (FMAP) at this crucial [...]

Raise the Age Coalition Statement on Protecting Youth and Communities from Risks Posed by the Novel CoronavirusKimberly Chin2020-03-19T11:50:33-05:00

Youth Justice

Raise the Age Coalition Statement on Protecting Youth and Communities from Risks Posed by the Novel Coronavirus

The Raise the Age Coalition calls for the immediate release of as many youth as possible from detention facilities across New York in light of [...]

CDF-NY’S MEDICAID REDESIGN TEAM II (MRT II) PROPOSAL: Replace New York’s Medicaid Global Cap with a Transparent Global Budgeting ProcessKimberly Chin2020-02-28T14:18:18-05:00

Health

CDF-NY’S MEDICAID REDESIGN TEAM II (MRT II) PROPOSAL: Replace New York’s Medicaid Global Cap with a Transparent Global Budgeting Process

The Medicaid global cap should be eliminated and replaced with a transparent and accountable global budgeting process that properly accounts for consumer needs, quality of [...]

CDF-NY Testimony Before the New York City Council Committee on Criminal JusticeKimberly Chin2020-02-04T13:36:12-05:00

Youth Justice

CDF-NY Testimony Before the New York City Council Committee on Criminal Justice

The State’s Raise the Age law allows us to begin to remedy a culture that has harmed our young people in unspeakable ways.

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