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Empire Justice Testimony on New York State’s Draft Child Care Development Fund Plan for FFY 2012-2013
Access to subsidies gives children in low income families the opportunity to engage in an early learning experience that their families could not ordinarily afford. Much of this testimony focuses on areas where we believe OCFS can expand access to child care subsidies to two underserved populations: children in immigrant families and children with special needs. Read More |
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Empire Justice Center Testimony on the Governor's Proposed Deficit Reduction Plan
In the Governor’s proposed Deficit Reduction Plan, several funding streams, are slated for substantial cuts that will not only undermine your commitment and the Assembly’s commitment to legal assistance, but will also result in INCREASED costs to the state. Read More |
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Empire Justice Center's Initial Reaction to Deficit Reduction Plan for 2009-10 State Budget
Reductions in services for those who have been most impacted by the recession will ultimately result in pushing more people over the edge into desperation. Read More |
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Empire Justice Center Testimony at the joint legislative hearing on health in the Executive Budget
There is no question that the Governor’s Health Budget moves us in the right direction. Low-income New Yorkers across New York will see their access to public health coverage improve as a result of proposals to simpl Read More |
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Alliance for Healthy Homes Letter of Support for Lead Poisoning Primary Prevention Act
The Alliance for Health Homes urges Governor Paterson to sign into law the Childhood Lead Poisoning Primary Prevention and Safe Housing Act of 2008. Read More |
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Letter of Support - Childhood Lead Poisoning Primary Prevention Act
Approval of this bill (A.6399c/S.6350b) is critically important for New York State and especially for the children in the most impoverished sections of its urban areas. Read More |
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United Way Lettter of Support for A6399c/S6350b - Sign the Childhood Lead Poisoning Primary Prevention Act Into Law
The United Way urges Governor Paterson to sign into law this legislation which will prevent thousands of New York’s children from being lead poisoned each year. Read More |
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Empire Justice Letter of Support for The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act
This long overdue legislation is critical to correcting a matter of gross environmental, racial and economic injustice, namely that the state’s minority and low-income children remain at far greater risk of lead poisoning than non-minority children in non-poverty areas. Read More |
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The Children’s Defense Fund of NY Letter of Support for the Childhood Lead Poisoning Primary Prevention Act
This legislation would build upon existing programs to require the state to maximize its resources by targeting the areas in the state with the greatest number of lead poisoned children; creating and implementing local prevention plans that fit the needs and resources of impacted communities; and provide modest resources for property owners to address lead hazards in housing. Read More |
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Alliance For Healthy Homes Letter of Support
Support letter from Patrick MacRoy, Executive Director of Alliance for Health Homes regarding The Childhood Lead Poisoning Primary Prevention and Safe Housing Act of 2008. Read More |
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