LIFT

Our communities were made to feel unsafe to even send their children to school, and, yet, they will also be the ones facing the long-term consequences of education loss. This is how cycles are created and upheld.

ICE Raids Caused Enrollment to Drop. Now Districts Are Paying the Price As leaders ask lawmakers to help fill budget gaps, conservatives escalate the debate over serving undocumented students.

The Child Tax Credit is estimated to reduce child poverty by 18% in NY by 18%, but the credit and NY families still need continued support to help fight child poverty and change their futures.

Commentary: Why are we choosing to let one in five N.Y. children live in poverty? New York ranks 46th in the nation for children's economic well-being. We can change that — if we have the political will to recognize that childhood poverty is a policy choice.

With child care being the biggest expense for many NY families, new data also suggests it is what is keeping them below the poverty line. Expanded coverage benefitting 12,000 families would reflect a shift in city infrastructure toward families.

New data shows expanding child care could move 12K New Yorkers out of poverty annually Newly released Poverty Tracker reports make a powerful case that expanding 2-K and 3-K could be an effective anti-poverty tool for NYC.