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  • Raising Rochester Podcast – S2:E3 – Aqua Porter on Anti-Poverty Efforts in Rochester and Monroe County
    Raising Rochester Podcast – S2:E3 – Aqua Porter on Anti-Poverty Efforts in Rochester and Monroe County
    March 21, 2023

    In this episode, Raising Rochester welcomes Aqua Porter, Executive Director of the Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative (RMAPI). Aqua speaks with TCA CEO, Larry Marx about the…

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  • Child Care Groups, Advocates Pushing State Officials to Adopt a Universal Child Care System
    Child Care Groups, Advocates Pushing State Officials to Adopt a Universal Child Care System
    February 24, 2023

    Last week advocates from across the state of New York, including about 24 people from the Rochester area ascended on the state capital in Albany…

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  • Monroe County faces child care crunch
    Monroe County faces child care crunch
    February 16, 2023

    The child care shortage starts with staffing. Providers have trouble attracting workers because of what they can pay.

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  • Local advocates push NYS lawmakers to boost funding for early intervention services
    Local advocates push NYS lawmakers to boost funding for early intervention services
    February 15, 2023

    Local parents and care providers delivered a collective call in Albany to further help infants and toddlers with developmental disabilities.

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  • A chance to succeed: Solutions not suspensions in Rochester
    A chance to succeed: Solutions not suspensions in Rochester
    February 15, 2023

    Suspensions might sound normal, but suspending students from school is an outdated and punitive form of discipline that causes harm and should be used as…

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  • In New York state, students can be suspended for up to an entire school year
    In New York state, students can be suspended for up to an entire school year
    February 15, 2023

    New York state allows students to be suspended for up to 180 days — an entire school year. As a result, thousands of students across…

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  • Rochesterians rally in Albany for universal child care
    Rochesterians rally in Albany for universal child care
    February 15, 2023

    Activists from around the state, including about two dozen Rochesterians, rallied in Albany to call for more state funding for child care.

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  • Local advocates go to Albany to push for universal child care
    Local advocates go to Albany to push for universal child care
    February 15, 2023

    Advocates headed to Albany to push for universal child care.

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  • Families waiting upwards of 12-months for early intervention services
    Families waiting upwards of 12-months for early intervention services
    February 7, 2023

    These are federally mandated supports, where children have a right to get access to these services within 30-days, however families are having to wait upwards…

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  • The Children’s Agenda Group Wants To Suspend Suspensions
    The Children’s Agenda Group Wants To Suspend Suspensions
    February 6, 2023

    The Children’s Agenda Education Policy Director Eamonn Scanlon makes the case for alternative disciplinary measures.

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  • Local advocates pushing for passage of ‘Solutions Not Suspensions’ bill in New York
    Local advocates pushing for passage of ‘Solutions Not Suspensions’ bill in New York
    February 6, 2023

    When most people hear school suspension, they think teenagers. However according to a new report - from the Children's Agenda, 15,306 from 15 area school…

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  • Local advocacy group heads to Albany to address child care access crisis facing Upstate NY
    Local advocacy group heads to Albany to address child care access crisis facing Upstate NY
    February 6, 2023

    “For too many families, child care is a constant challenge to manage. Parents can’t afford to pay more for child care, but providers can’t afford…

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  • Child care providers say governor’s budget lacks workforce investment
    Child care providers say governor’s budget lacks workforce investment
    February 6, 2023

    The Empire State Campaign for Child Care say the final state budget must invest $1 billion to increase wages for the child care workforce

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  • Lawmakers, Hochul clash on plans to fix child care crisis
    Lawmakers, Hochul clash on plans to fix child care crisis
    January 27, 2023

    Gov. Kathy Hochul's vision to address the state's child care crisis continues to differ from several lawmakers as they prepare to begin this session's budget…

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  • NY Congressional Representatives Demand Congress Oppose Corporate Tax Breaks
    NY Congressional Representatives Demand Congress Oppose Corporate Tax Breaks
    December 13, 2022

    Attendees demanded that congressional leadership in Washington oppose any new tax breaks for wealthy corporations in their year-end spending bill unless passed together with relief…

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  • Rochester community call for expansion of child, earned income tax credits
    Rochester community call for expansion of child, earned income tax credits
    December 13, 2022

    Community leaders in Rochester gathered Saturday, calling for Congress to expand the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit as Congress reviews their end-of-the-year…

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  • Coalition calls on Hochul to boost Early Intervention provider pay
    Coalition calls on Hochul to boost Early Intervention provider pay
    December 13, 2022

    Monroe County leaders and children’s advocates are calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to increase reimbursement rates for therapists and teachers working with children with development…

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  • Hochul called upon to increase funding for early childhood intervention services
    Hochul called upon to increase funding for early childhood intervention services
    December 13, 2022

    There is a call to the Gov. Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature to increase funding for early intervention efforts that could help…

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  • Assemblyman, local families call for more funding for early intervention providers
    Assemblyman, local families call for more funding for early intervention providers
    December 13, 2022

    The Children's Agenda is pleading for the governor and state lawmakers to confront the shortage of service providers in the early intervention program for infants and…

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  • 94 groups pen letter to NY Gov. calling for increase in early intervention funding
    94 groups pen letter to NY Gov. calling for increase in early intervention funding
    December 13, 2022

    Nearly 100 organizations across New York are calling for a boost in funding for early intervention providers due to a backlog of requests for services…

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  • Local advocates push for more early intervention funding
    Local advocates push for more early intervention funding
    December 13, 2022

    State regulators require that Early Intervention services begin within 30 days of a plan being established, but there just aren’t enough providers to keep up…

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  • Childhood Poverty Advisory Council
    Childhood Poverty Advisory Council
    December 2, 2022

    Across the state, approximately 1 in 5 children were living in poverty last year. In Rochester, that number spikes to nearly 1 in 2.

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  • Raising Rochester Podcast – S2:E2 – Monica Graham on Parent Advocacy Opportunities with the Rochester City School District
    Raising Rochester Podcast – S2:E2 – Monica Graham on Parent Advocacy Opportunities with the Rochester City School District
    November 15, 2022

    This week’s guest on the Raising Rochester podcast is Monica Graham. Monica is a parent of a 9th grader in the Rochester City School District…

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  • Statewide plan to cut childhood poverty in half
    Statewide plan to cut childhood poverty in half
    October 26, 2022

    There's a new initiative in the works with a goal of cutting childhood poverty in half over the next decade.

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  • Coalition urges limitations on school suspensions
    Coalition urges limitations on school suspensions
    October 24, 2022

    The Children’s Agenda Education Policy Director Eamonn Scanlon makes the case for alternative disciplinary measures.

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  • The Children’s Agenda calls for ending suspensions for young children
    The Children’s Agenda calls for ending suspensions for young children
    October 24, 2022

    The Children's Agenda is calling for the end of suspensions for young children in New York.

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  • Rochester-area nonprofit seeks to end school suspensions for students
    Rochester-area nonprofit seeks to end school suspensions for students
    October 24, 2022

    One local group is offering up alternatives to suspending kids from school and calling for changes in the state.

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  • Rochester schools suspend students at high and unequal rate
    Rochester schools suspend students at high and unequal rate
    October 24, 2022

    Despite a stated interest in moving away from harsh disciplinary practices, local schools continue to suspend students at high and unequal rates, according to a…

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  • Local education advocates call for alternative disciplinary methods for students
    Local education advocates call for alternative disciplinary methods for students
    October 24, 2022

    When most people hear school suspension, they think teenagers. However according to a new report - from the Children's Agenda, 15,306 from 15 area school…

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  • Should there be a cap on how many days a school year students can be suspended?
    Should there be a cap on how many days a school year students can be suspended?
    October 24, 2022

    Parents are showing cautious optimism about the new school year. That’s according to new polling by the Children’s Agenda, which took responses from 600 parents…

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  • Faith leaders push for change in school suspensions
    Faith leaders push for change in school suspensions
    October 24, 2022

    A group of local pastors and community leaders gathered on West Broad Street early Sunday morning outside the city school district central office building as…

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  • Faith leaders, community gathers outside RCSD in support of ‘Solutions Not Suspensions’ bill
    Faith leaders, community gathers outside RCSD in support of ‘Solutions Not Suspensions’ bill
    October 24, 2022

    Local faith leaders and community members gathered outside the offices of the Rochester City School District Sunday morning to renew their commitment to support the…

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  • An update on the state of early intervention services in Monroe County
    An update on the state of early intervention services in Monroe County
    October 3, 2022

    The Children’s Agenda is calling for an end to school suspensions for students Pre-K to Grade 3. 84% of Monroe County parents support solutions not…

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  • New York advocate: Universal child care is the ‘North Star’
    New York advocate: Universal child care is the ‘North Star’
    October 3, 2022

    New York’s Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is still in the process of distributing federal money to child care providers.

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  • Children’s advocacy group calls for culture shift to combat ‘school-to-prison pipeline’
    Children’s advocacy group calls for culture shift to combat ‘school-to-prison pipeline’
    October 3, 2022

    The Children’s Agenda is calling for an end to school suspensions for students Pre-K to Grade 3. 84% of Monroe County parents support solutions not…

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  • New poll shows parents in Finger Lakes are cautiously optimistic about new school year
    New poll shows parents in Finger Lakes are cautiously optimistic about new school year
    October 3, 2022

    Parents are showing cautious optimism about the new school year. That’s according to new polling by the Children’s Agenda, which took responses from 600 parents…

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  • Raising Rochester Podcast – S2:E1 – Amanda Wilbert and Stacia Paganelli, Step By Step Pediatric Therapy Services
    Raising Rochester Podcast – S2:E1 – Amanda Wilbert and Stacia Paganelli, Step By Step Pediatric Therapy Services
    September 7, 2022

    Amanda Wilbert and Stacia Paganelli from Step by Step Pediatric Therapy Services join this week’s episode of Raising Rochester to discuss Monroe County’s shortage of…

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  • Coalition produces analysis on child care spending in New York
    Coalition produces analysis on child care spending in New York
    August 19, 2022

    New York’s Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is still in the process of distributing federal money to child care providers.

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  • NY lost about 10,000 child care slots during the pandemic. That’s making it hard for parents to return to work.
    NY lost about 10,000 child care slots during the pandemic. That’s making it hard for parents to return to work.
    August 19, 2022

    Rural and upstate communities, like those in the North Country, lost the most child care. 

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  • Childcare providers have closed over 3,000 locations in New York State
    Childcare providers have closed over 3,000 locations in New York State
    August 19, 2022

    Families are in desperate search of childcare as more than 3,000 facilities close their doors in the state of New York.

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  • Child care infrastructure further weakened during pandemic
    Child care infrastructure further weakened during pandemic
    August 16, 2022

    We look at child care in New York with The Children’s Agenda which recently did a study of the state’s diminishing child care infrastructure

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  • Discussing the impact of child care closures in New York state
    Discussing the impact of child care closures in New York state
    August 16, 2022

    More than 3,500 child care programs closed in New York state, leaving thousands of kids unable to access the care they need.

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  • Monroe County has lost 69 childcare programs, 1,700 spots, since before pandemic
    Monroe County has lost 69 childcare programs, 1,700 spots, since before pandemic
    August 12, 2022

    The Children’s Agenda just finished a study on the current childcare situation across New York State.  It found that statewide, there are 1,326 fewer childcare…

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  • Children’s Agenda calls for universal childcare amid statewide shortage
    Children’s Agenda calls for universal childcare amid statewide shortage
    August 12, 2022

    As families in New York state are facing widespread shortages in childcare, The Children’s Agenda calls for greater support from the state.

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  • Over 3,000 childcare services have closed their doors in New York
    Over 3,000 childcare services have closed their doors in New York
    August 12, 2022

    Over 3,524 regulated childcare programs have closed across the state of New York with many of those being in home child services.

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  • States boost child care money as congressional effort stalls
    States boost child care money as congressional effort stalls
    August 10, 2022

    Democrats in Washington had big ambitions this year to boost child care subsidies nationally as part of a broad domestic spending bill. But with those…

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  • Raising Rochester Podcast – Episode 19 – The Path to Universal Child Care – Schuyler Center
    Raising Rochester Podcast – Episode 19 – The Path to Universal Child Care – Schuyler Center
    August 2, 2022

    This week’s episode of Raising Rochester has been handed over to our colleagues at the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy. The Schuyler Center recently…

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  • Addressing homelessness, poverty in Rochester
    Addressing homelessness, poverty in Rochester
    July 26, 2022

    With just days before the district's budget is due, there are still many unanswered questions as to what is and is not included in the…

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  • Supporting students: What’s next for mental health
    Supporting students: What’s next for mental health
    July 22, 2022

    People across the country are searching for ways to support many of America’s children and young adults, who say they’re facing stress, anxiety, and depression.…

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  • Raising Rochester Podcast – Episode 18 – Rachel Bonsignore on Liftoff Western NY
    Raising Rochester Podcast – Episode 18 – Rachel Bonsignore on Liftoff Western NY
    July 19, 2022

    Rachel Bonsignore is this week’s guest on the Raising Rochester podcast. Rachel is the Executive Director of Liftoff Western NY, an initiative to ensure all…

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