In Lieu of Public Assistance

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 ...

 

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