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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  

Medication Regulations
January 12, 2005
Administration of Medication by Legally-Exempt Child Care Providers: Revised Health and Safety Requirements for Legally-Exempt Family, In-Home and Group Child Care. Read More

New Child Care Subsidy Regulations
December 31, 2004
Section 358.2-9 Read More

03 OCFS LCM-09
July 18, 2003
Child Care Reserve Fund Subsidy Program Allocations Federal Fiscal Year 2002-03 Read More

03 OCFS LCM-08
July 18, 2003
New York State Child Care Block Grant (NYSCCBG) Subsidy Program Allocations State Fiscal Year 2003-2004 Read More

Significant Changes Proposed in New Child Care Regulations
June 1, 2003
The Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has proposed a comprehensive set of regulations which make significant changes to the administration of child care subsidies in New York State. Read More

01 OCFS LCM 11
September 7, 2001
Child Care: Revised Health and Safety Requirements for Legally-Exempt Family Child Care, Legally-Exempt In-Home and Legally-Exempt Group Child Care Providers Read More

Child Care Regulations Fail to Protect Low Income Children
November 1, 1999
On October 1st the Office of Children and Family Services filed amendments to 18 NYCRR Part 415, imposing health and safety standards on informal providers, defining terms which relate to the unavailability of child care for public assistance recipients and codifying the practice of requiring public assistance recipients to search out informal care providers if they fail to find their own regulated care. Read More