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Improve Child Outcomes & Reduce Poverty by Expanding Tax Credits for Low-Income Families

November 13, 2019 Blog Posts Featured Income Supports New York State Pete Nabozny

A growing body of research shows that tax credits targeted to low-income families lead to better lifetime outcomes for poor children. The Children’s Agenda has long been supportive of both…

Coins

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Budget Gimmicks and Need for Transparency

October 25, 2019 Blog Posts Budget Analysis Featured K-12 Education Eamonn Scanlon

This is the second of a series of blog posts regarding the current RSCD budget situation. The Rochester City School District (RCSD) is currently looking for ways to save $30.1…

Classroom pic from May enews

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Understanding the Rochester City School District Budget in a Nutshell

October 2, 2019 Blog Posts Budget Analysis Featured K-12 Education Eamonn Scanlon

A couple weeks ago, the Rochester City School District (RCSD) reported to the City of Rochester and the Board of Regents that they had overspent their budget by a significant…

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Proposed SNAP cuts will harm working families in Monroe County

August 7, 2019 Blog Posts Featured Federal Income Supports Pete Nabozny

The Trump administration recently issued a proposed rule that would remove food assistance from millions of Americans by making them ineligible to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits (formerly…

Kid in day care

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Why Monroe County’s child care co-pay improvements are so important to working families in our community

July 11, 2019 Blog Posts Child Care Featured Income Supports Pete Nabozny

How will Monroe County’s decision to lower child care co-pays change what working families will have to pay for child care? Pete Nabozny, Director of Policy for The Children's Agenda,…

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Monroe County child care victory for children and low-income families

July 9, 2019 Blog Posts Child Care Early Childhood Featured

Reducing the County’s requirement to pay 35% of income above poverty down to 25% is an important step in the right direction of affordability and quality care.

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The Children’s Agenda advocates for effective policies and drives evidenced-based solutions for the health, education and success of children. We are especially committed to children who are vulnerable because of poverty, racism, health disparities and trauma.

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