
Senator Cooney and advocates calling for more funding for families with children
State lawmakers and advocates have been pushing to have the New York State child tax credit for families increased.
State lawmakers and advocates have been pushing to have the New York State child tax credit for families increased.
New York needs to expand and strengthen its child tax credit to cut child poverty.
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 for working families.
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 federal budget.
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 final draft.
The recently adopted state budget includes a one-year expansion of two tax credits designed to help low-income New Yorkers. Listen to learn what it all means.
Rochester non-profit The Children’s Agenda recently released the results of a poll that surveyed 400 Monroe County parents about issues their children and families have faced and the solutions they support.
Carrying baggage into a situation where focus is paramount can make even the simplest of tasks a challenge. Such is the case for nearly half the children in Rochester who are all living at or below the federal poverty...
Nearly half of all children in Rochester live in poverty according to the U.S Census Bureau. That ranks second highest in the nation of areas with a population of 100,000 or more. Local non-profits are disappointed but explain this...
A county-wide poll is revealing many parents are facing a series of similar struggles.