Federal Policy Documents

POLICY ADVOCACY

Empire Justice Center Testimony at the Executive Budget Hearing on Human Services

Testimony before the Joint Legislative Committees on human services in the 2010-2011 ...

Empire Justice Center Testimony on the Governor's Proposed Deficit Reduction Plan

In the Governor’s proposed Deficit Reduction Plan, several funding streams, are slate...

PUBLICATIONS

Mending the Patchwork

A report examining county by county inequities in child care subsidy administration i...

Insurance Matters: An Emerging Crisis in Child Care

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NEWSLETTERS

Winter 2009-2010 :

Empire Justice Center's quarterly newsletter for advocates. Read More


UPCOMING EVENTS

Kinship Care: Rights, Authority, Assistance and Resources

This three hour course will cover kinship caregiver legal issues offering extensive p...

Child Care and Child Support

This course covers the fundamentals of the child support requirements for applicants ...

HHS Guidance to States on ARRA CCDF Stimulus Fund Reporting
September 28, 2009
On May 6, 2009, the Office of Children and Family Services issued 09 OCFS LCM-05 which announced the allocations for $42 million in stimulus money that will go to local social services districts to spend for child care subsidies, but advised the districts that the money could not be spent until the federal Department of Health and Human Services issued guidance on the reporting requirements. On September 23rd, HHS issued that guidance and related forms which are set forth here. Read More