CDF-NY

This account will close March 31! Stay connected with CDF-NY by following CDF’s national accounts & signing up for emails on our local efforts in NY: bit.ly/3CLp6PA. We’ll continue sharing updates and highlights of our work! Follow @youthnpowertc on FB, IG, and X too!

CDF-NY and its partners urge lawmakers in New York State to invest in a Child and Family Well-being Fund. The group's recent op-ed, via @CenterNYC, highlights why this investment is crucial for youth. Read their column about this important budget priority: bit.ly/3FUuotl

👉🏿The NYC Bar Association is endorsing the Child & Family Wellbeing Fund sponsored by Assembly Member Hevesi (A.63-A) and Senator Brisport (S.6431) in the NYS Budget! Read more here: nycbar.org/reports/fy25-2…… @NYCBarAssn @NYCBarPolicy

👉🏿The NYC Bar Association is endorsing the Youth Justice Innovation Fund A.767 (A.M. Solages) and S.643 (Sen. Cleare) in the NYS Budget! Read more here: nycbar.org/reports/fy25-2… @NYCBarAssn @NYCBarPolicy

"30+ years of research shows that reductions in violent crime involving young people are best achieved with community-based resources." MUST READ op-ed on how to transform the lives of NY youth and build stronger neighborhoods. 👇

👉🏿Powerful OpEd from former NYC Probation leader Clint Lacey @CredibleMsngr3 on how investments in community-based organizations, not more probation, is what we need in the #NYSbudget to support young people and neighborhood safety. Read it here: bit.ly/4j8m8nV

This account will close March 31! Stay connected with CDF-NY by following CDF’s national accounts & signing up for emails on our local efforts in NY: bit.ly/3CLp6PA. We’ll continue sharing updates and highlights of our work! Follow @youthnpowertc on FB, IG, and X too!

🚨Moments ago #Right2RemainSilent (A2620) passed the Assembly Children and Families Committee! Thank you to our Sponsor and Chair of C&F, @AndrewHevesi for prioritizing this bill and moving it forward! Next up...CODES.

This account will close March 31! Stay connected with CDF-NY by following CDF’s national accounts & signing up for emails on our local efforts in NY: bit.ly/3CLp6PA. We’ll continue sharing updates and highlights of our work! Follow @youthnpowertc on FB, IG, and X too!

This account will close March 31! Stay connected with CDF-NY by following CDF’s national accounts & signing up for emails on our local efforts in NY: bit.ly/3CLp6PA. We’ll continue sharing updates and highlights of our work! Follow @youthnpowertc on FB, IG, and X too!

We support youth voice, leadership, and action. That’s why we’re helping to make the Youth in Focus Mayoral Forum happen. NYC’s young people are asking the tough questions, and candidates need to listen. Join us 4/17, 6-8 PM on Zoom. RSVP: youthinfocus.eventbrite.com #NYCYouthForum

We urge Governor Hochul and the Legislature to build on these investments for a future free from poverty. #EndChildPovertyNY

CDF-NY commends the Senate and Assembly for prioritizing children and families in their One-House Budget proposals. Including the Working Families Tax Credit and universal free school meals are significant strides in reducing child poverty.

Our @YouthNPowerTC team was excited to be part of the Advocacy yesterday!

New Yorkers are smart, capable, and can be trusted to make the best economic decisions for themselves. Today, the NYS Cash Alliance is in Albany calling on leaders to get cash into the hands of New Yorkers most in need. #PowerofCash #Cashforall #GI4NY

Youth Justice champions, Jose Perez (CDF-NY), Aaliyah Guillory-Nickens (YR), and Samaya (YR) facilitated a captivating workshop on #Right2RemainSilent and #YJOA. Political and community education is key! 👉🏻take action: p2a.co/Zn4LG41

CDF-New York Senior Policy Associate Sabah Merchant recently testified before NY lawmakers on the need to advance health care affordability, ensure equity, and expand insurance access for all New Yorkers. Read her full testimony here: bit.ly/3XyHFNY

We are about to start our workshop. If you are at the Beyond the Bars Conference today, come by!