On April 1, 2019, the New York Legislature adopted the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 final state budget. The final budget includes $175.5 billion in spending. [...]
The Children’s Defense Fund-New York would like to take this the opportunity to comment in opposition to USDA’s Proposed Rulemaking on SNAP requirements and services [...]
In January 2019, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio issued a Roadmap to Eliminating Childhood Lead Exposure. The roadmap was the culmination of a 90-day review [...]
Testimony of the Children’s Defense Fund-NY before the New York City Council Committee on Criminal Justice Oversight Hearing – Department of Correction ProgrammingKimberly Chin2019-08-16T10:50:45-05:00
Whether adolescents who are now housed at the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) Crossroads and Horizon detention facilities, or young adults who remain on Rikers [...]
According to the new Preliminary Budget documents, the SSD budget for Fiscal Year 2019 was adjusted and grew to include over $314.8 million – the [...]
On Tuesday January 15, 2019, Governor Cuomo gave his 2019 State of the State address outlining his “Justice Agenda” and releasing his Executive Budget for [...]
The continuity of services for justice-involved youth is essential to the City’s progress in youth justice and success with Raise the Age implementation. We hope [...]
CDF-NY advances policy priorities that invest in children’s health and well-being, reduce youth contact with the criminal justice and child welfare systems, and promote safe [...]