State lawmakers and advocates have been pushing to have the New York State child tax credit for families increased.
Read More »Some lawmakers say the state of New York is failing young children, especially when it comes to vital early childhood intervention services.
Read More »New numbers support the much widely recognized need for mental health services for young people across the country and the state.
Read More »A parents' poll shows 40% say their children have struggled with emotional or mental health since returning to school in-person.
Read More »The Children’s Agenda is calling for robust solutions to what they say is a mental health crisis among children and teens – including improving access…
Read More »In the midst of an ongoing mental health crisis nationwide, The Children’s Agenda, a locally based nonprofit, has released a new poll taking a deep…
Read More »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…
Read More »New York needs to expand and strengthen its child tax credit to cut child poverty.
Read More »The Children’s Agenda reports only about half of the children who qualify for Early Intervention are receiving services in a timely manner.
Read More »A national assessment shows average test scores for elementary students across the country are down, but New York state schools saw an even steeper decline.
Read More »New York children with developmental delays are waiting longer than legally mandated time lines for services.
Read More »In place of passing Regents exams, students can demonstrate they have learned skills they can use in college and careers.
Read More »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…
Read More »The child care shortage starts with staffing. Providers have trouble attracting workers because of what they can pay.
Read More »Local parents and care providers delivered a collective call in Albany to further help infants and toddlers with developmental disabilities.
Read More »Suspensions might sound normal, but suspending students from school is an outdated and punitive form of discipline that causes harm and should be used as…
Read More »New York state allows students to be suspended for up to 180 days — an entire school year. As a result, thousands of students across…
Read More »Activists from around the state, including about two dozen Rochesterians, rallied in Albany to call for more state funding for child care.
Read More »Advocates headed to Albany to push for universal child care.
Read More »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…
Read More »January 2023 Budgets are value statements. Caring for our children is a fundamental human value, but in the United States we lag behind when…
Read More »The Children’s Agenda Education Policy Director Eamonn Scanlon makes the case for alternative disciplinary measures.
Read More »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…
Read More »“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…
Read More »The Empire State Campaign for Child Care say the final state budget must invest $1 billion to increase wages for the child care workforce
Read More »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…
Read More »Preview – December 2022 E-News December 2022 When we invest in children, struggling communities become thriving communities. Over the past year we have achieved much for…
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »Across the state, approximately 1 in 5 children were living in poverty last year. In Rochester, that number spikes to nearly 1 in 2.
Read More »Preview – December 2022 E-News December 2022 When we invest in children, struggling communities become thriving communities. Over the past year we have achieved much for…
Read More »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…
Read More »October 2022 Smart choices. Bold voices. Those words exemplify everything we do at The Children’s Agenda. There is risk when we speak boldly, but those…
Read More »There's a new initiative in the works with a goal of cutting childhood poverty in half over the next decade.
Read More »The Children’s Agenda Education Policy Director Eamonn Scanlon makes the case for alternative disciplinary measures.
Read More »The Children's Agenda is calling for the end of suspensions for young children in New York.
Read More »One local group is offering up alternatives to suspending kids from school and calling for changes in the state.
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »New York’s Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is still in the process of distributing federal money to child care providers.
Read More »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…
Read More »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 inequities and trauma.