Policy Documents

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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


State & Local Policy Documents

Empire Justice Center Issues Report On Child Care Disparities
January 16, 2010
Quality subsidized child care benefits both children and working parents. The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) administers a one billion dollar block grant program, consisting primarily of federal funding, which provides financial assistance to low income families who need child care. However, the availability of quality subsidized child care varies widely throughout the state because New York is one of a handful of states that permit local social services districts wide discretion in administering federally funded child care subsidy benefits. Read More

2007 - 2009 Local District Child Care Development Plans
June 7, 2009
Local Social Services District Child Care Plans Read More

24 Things You Might Not Know
December 31, 2005
The proposed 2006 - 2007 State Child Care Plans Read More

Child Care and Development Fund Plan - 2006 - 2007
December 31, 2005
Possible Areas to Comment Read More

NYS Child Care Subsidy Allocations Comparison & Percentage of Increase/Decrease
April 1, 2004
A comparison of the child care subsidy for the 2002/2003 and 2003/2004 state fiscal years by county. Read More

Child Care and Development Fund Plan: 2001 - 2003
October 1, 2001
This Program Instruction conveys the Preprinted State Plan (ACF-118) for Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) services for the FY 2002-2003 biennium and the guidance document for completing and submitting the Plan. The Plan is required by Section 658E of the CCDBG Act. Read More


Federal Policy Documents

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