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Memo of Support For S.8834/A.10581-B Authorizing former foster care youth who have been discharged from foster care to return to foster care placement during the COVID-19 state of emergencyKimberly Chin2020-12-08T11:44:02-05:00

Child Welfare

Memo of Support For S.8834/A.10581-B Authorizing former foster care youth who have been discharged from foster care to return to foster care placement during the COVID-19 state of emergency

This amendment to the family court act is critical, as communities – especially Black and Latinx families – are enduring sustained stress from economic insecurity [...]

What Repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Would Mean for New York’s Children, Young Adults and FamiliesKimberly Chin2020-11-10T12:02:36-05:00

Health

What Repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Would Mean for New York’s Children, Young Adults and Families

Overturning the ACA during a global pandemic and amidst economic downturn would undoubtedly harm New York’s children, young adults and families, and will disproportionately impact [...]

CDF-NY Press Statement: As Many as 3.2 Million New Yorkers Could Become Uninsured if the Affordable Care Act is OverturnedKimberly Chin2020-11-18T10:28:09-05:00

Health

CDF-NY Press Statement: As Many as 3.2 Million New Yorkers Could Become Uninsured if the Affordable Care Act is Overturned

Overturning the ACA during a global pandemic and amidst economic downturn would undoubtedly harm New York’s most vulnerable children, young adults and families, and will [...]

Joint Statement of Support in Fulton v. Philadelphia Children’s Defense Fund and Children’s Defense Fund-NYKimberly Chin2020-11-04T11:46:15-05:00

Child Welfare

Joint Statement of Support in Fulton v. Philadelphia Children’s Defense Fund and Children’s Defense Fund-NY

As advocates for children and families involved in the child welfare system, Children’s Defense Fund and Children’s Defense Fund-NY joined a friend of the court [...]

Kin-First Firewall and Blind Removal Policies Launched: New York State Takes Crucial Steps Toward Family First Readiness and Racial Equity in Child WelfareKimberly Chin2020-10-29T17:03:18-05:00

Child Welfare

Kin-First Firewall and Blind Removal Policies Launched: New York State Takes Crucial Steps Toward Family First Readiness and Racial Equity in Child Welfare

CHAMPS NY, a statewide coalition of advocates and providers working for policy and practice change to support children, families and caregivers in child welfare, Lawyers [...]

Bringing New York Children’s Voices to the Polls: 2020 Voter Issue GuideKimberly Chin2020-10-27T10:49:18-05:00

Child Poverty Child Welfare Education Health Youth Justice

Bringing New York Children’s Voices to the Polls: 2020 Voter Issue Guide

As New Yorkers cast their ballots this Fall, protecting the programs and policies that impact our children, youth and families is critical. We urge New [...]

Expanding Youth Justice in New YorkKimberly Chin2020-10-05T14:56:03-05:00

Youth Justice

Expanding Youth Justice in New York

An analysis by the Children's Defense Fund-New York and Youth Represent on research and policy interventions for emerging adults age 18 to 25.

New Census Data Shows Black Children in New York Being Left Further Behind; New York’s Child Poverty Ranking Drops 3 Spots to 35th out of 50 StatesKimberly Chin2020-09-17T13:18:11-05:00

Child Poverty

New Census Data Shows Black Children in New York Being Left Further Behind; New York’s Child Poverty Ranking Drops 3 Spots to 35th out of 50 States

Poverty in New York continues to disproportionately impact children of color, with 27.7% of all Black children and 24.8% of all Hispanic children living in [...]

Evaluating the Implementation of Raise the AgeKimberly Chin2020-09-15T18:50:39-05:00

Youth Justice

Evaluating the Implementation of Raise the Age

CDF-NY as part of the Youth Justice Research Collaborative worked with our partners to develop a report that outlines the preliminary findings of Raise the [...]

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

Child Poverty Child Welfare Health Youth Justice

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, [...]

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