Child Care
Subsidized child care in New York State is a one billion dollar program that is critical to the healthy development of New York's children. The system is largely federally funded, but because we have a county administered system, the rules governing the administration of child care vary by social services district. This section of the webpage will provide an overview of the New York State child care subsidy system, with links to relevant policy documents and analysis.
Co-Payment Disparities by County for a Family of Three With an Income of $37,060/year (200% of poverty)
Copayment Disparity Chart Read More
Empire Justice Center 2012 Legislative and Executive Agenda
The focus of our state level policy work for 2012. Read More
Help needed for grandparents caring for their grandchildren
AARP and kincare advocates urged Governor Andrew Cuomo, in a July 19 letter, to find funding to maintain programs they say are critical for children cared for by non-parent relatives. Read More
Innovative Legislation to Preserve Child Care Subsidies
Advocates are urging state lawmakers to support an innovative legislative proposal that would preserve child care subsidies for low-income working families, despite a $55 million cut to funding in this year’s budget. Read More
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Empire Justice Tesimony: Challenges Facing the Child Care Community
This testimony focuses on the desperate need for resources to provide child care subsidies and an innovative way to prioritize limited child care dollars to support parents who are working, policy disparities between districts and the importance of ensuring that co-payments for child care subsidies are affordable for parents. Read More
Empire Justice Testimony on Improving Access to Family Court for Kinship Caregivers & Individuals with Mental Disabilities
Our testimony will focus on the legal needs of two groups of individuals and ways to improve their meaningful access to family court: informal kinship caregivers and individuals with mental and psychological disabilities. Read More
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The Self-Sufficiency Standard for New York State 2010
This report measures the income and earnings necessary for families to be self-sufficient in every county of the state. Read More
Legal Services Journal - Summer 2011
The Summer 2011 Legal Services Journal reports on a wide range of poverty law topics with an emphasis on areas impacted by New York State budget cuts and other legislative activities. The issue reviews Empire Justice Center's 2011-2012 legislative priorities and includes an in-depth look at legislative activities in the domestic violence area. The Journal also reports on several key public benefits and health areas affected by the recent State budget cuts including child care, 24-hour home care and the EPIC program for seniors. Other articles address kinship guardianship, immigrant eligibility for food stamps, Medicaid Managed Care, standing to sue in foreclosure cases, upcoming changes in fair hearings, and the challenges faced by pro se litigants with disabilities when navigating the family court system. Thanks to all of our authors for their contributions to this issue of the Legal Services Journal. Read More
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The 17% Solution: Child Support Issues Faced By Low Income Parents
This session will focus on the myriad issues faced by low income custodial and non-custodial parents in the world of child support enforcement. Read More
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