In Lieu of Public Assistance

RECENT NEWS

Applications Being Accepted for Hanna S. Cohn Equal Justice Fellowship

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Evaluating Self Sufficiency Standards

The number of New York families failing to meet everyday living costs differs drastic...

POLICY ADVOCACY

Empire Justice Center Supports Bill to Provide Parents Time to Plan When they Lose Child Care Assistance

This bill provides a simple and cost-effective way to ensure that parents and provide...

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 ...

PUBLICATIONS

The Self-Sufficiency Standard for New York State 2010

This report measures the income and earnings necessary for families to be self-suffic...

Mending the Patchwork

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

NEWSLETTERS

Winter 2009-2010 :

In this issue of the Legal Services Journal, you will find Empire Justice Center's Legislative Agenda for 2009-2011 and articles on Domestic Violence, Immigration, Child Care, Public Benefits, Child Support and Consumer and Community Development. Read More


Articles 

Child Care in Lieu of Public Assistance
December 5, 2007
Until 1999 low income families had no guarantee of help paying for child care unless they were in receipt of public assistance or had been in receipt of public assistance for at least four months. These former recipients were only guaranteed child care for 12 months after leaving the public assistance rolls. Read More

Policy Bulletin #07-146-ELI
December 4, 2007
Child Care in Lieu of Cash Assitance Guarantee Letters Read More

Policy Directive #05-25-ELI
July 11, 2005
Child Care in Lieu of Public Benefits (CILOPA) Read More

Legislative Victories for the Poor
August 1, 2001
The "seamless child care" bill, sponsored by Senator Ray Meier and Assemblyman Roger Green will help protect critical child care arrangements by eliminating the requirement for families to make a new application for child care when they transition from welfare to work. Read More