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NYPD School Safety Budget ExplainerKimberly Chin2019-09-20T11:12:17-05:00

Education

NYPD School Safety Budget Explainer

In the City’s budget documents, school safety spending can be found in both the Department of Education’s (DOE’s) and the NYPD’s budgets. Because the DOE [...]

The New York State Solutions Not Suspensions Act (S767A)Kimberly Chin2019-09-20T10:58:47-05:00

Education

The New York State Solutions Not Suspensions Act (S767A)

The Solutions Not Suspensions Bill is designed to reduce the reliance on suspensions and punitive discipline in order to transform schools, and grow school-level capacity [...]

Landscape of Guidance Counselors & Social Workers in NYC SchoolsKimberly Chin2019-09-20T10:54:47-05:00

Education

Landscape of Guidance Counselors & Social Workers in NYC Schools

According to the annual report on guidance counselors pursuant to Local Law 56 of 2014, reported on February 15, 2019, there were 2,881 full-time guidance [...]

CDF-NY Response to the SY19-20 Discipline CodeKimberly Chin2019-09-19T10:34:32-05:00

Education

CDF-NY Response to the SY19-20 Discipline Code

The Children’s Defense Fund - New York (CDF-NY) applauds Chancellor Carranza and the DOE’s Office of Safety and Youth Development for this tremendous commitment to [...]

Memo of Support: Child Welfare Rent Subsidies to Individuals Living with Roommates Bill (A04258 / S04339)Kimberly Chin2019-09-05T08:29:04-05:00

Child Welfare

Memo of Support: Child Welfare Rent Subsidies to Individuals Living with Roommates Bill (A04258 / S04339)

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.

Protecting Your Child From Lead PoisoningKimberly Chin2019-08-16T10:29:27-05:00

Health

Protecting Your Child From Lead Poisoning

Children can be exposed to lead through paint and dust from inside the home, and children under six years old are most at risk.

Leveraging CHIP or Medicaid to Eliminate Lead ExposureKimberly Chin2019-08-16T10:30:00-05:00

Health

Leveraging CHIP or Medicaid to Eliminate Lead Exposure

States have the option under CHIP to develop state-designed HSIs to improve the health of low-income children. States can also leverage Medicaid funding to pay [...]

CDF-NY Response to the 2019 Q2 Student Safety Act DataKimberly Chin2019-08-16T10:30:33-05:00

Education

CDF-NY Response to the 2019 Q2 Student Safety Act Data

An analysis of the Student Safety Act data from the second quarter of 2019 shows a small, 4% increase in the total number of NYPD [...]

Protecting Your Children From Lead PoisoningKimberly Chin2019-08-16T10:31:17-05:00

Health

Protecting Your Children From Lead Poisoning

Lead poisoning is a completely preventable, but irreversible condition that impacts children for a lifetime. Children can be exposed to lead through paint and dust from inside the home, and children under six years old are most at risk.

Public comments concerning the reclassification of two existing adult correctional facilities to Adolescent Offender FacilitiesKimberly Chin2019-08-16T10:31:45-05:00

Youth Justice

Public comments concerning the reclassification of two existing adult correctional facilities to Adolescent Offender Facilities

Public comments on the proposed amendments to sections 100.6 and 100.75 of Title 7 NYCRR, concerning the reclassification of two existing adult correctional facilities to Adolescent Offender Facilities, pursuant to Raise the Age (Correction Law, section 70, et seq.).

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