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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Advocacy Organization Calls for More Transparency in RCSD Budget Process
    Advocacy Organization Calls for More Transparency in RCSD Budget Process
    April 14, 2022

    After the Rochester City School District released a revised budget plan last week, some are calling for more transparency from district leaders.

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  • New Poll Shows Monroe County Families are in Crisis
    New Poll Shows Monroe County Families are in Crisis
    March 14, 2022

    Monroe County families are in crisis, according to a recent poll conducted by The Children’s Agenda.

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  • Talk focuses on supporting mental health needs of children in Rochester
    Talk focuses on supporting mental health needs of children in Rochester
    October 17, 2021

    Earlier this week, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that $21 million in federal funding will be available to bolster the state's mental health workforce. This led…

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  • RCSD, ROC the Future Discuss Safely Returning to Schools
    RCSD, ROC the Future Discuss Safely Returning to Schools
    January 27, 2021

    The Rochester City School District and ROC the Future hosted an information session with parents Wednesday night to share how they will keep students safe…

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  • Advocacy Groups Hold Candidate Forum for Monroe Co. State, Senate Districts
    Advocacy Groups Hold Candidate Forum for Monroe Co. State, Senate Districts
    October 7, 2020

    With the election just a month away, a few local advocacy groups held a forum where candidates running for office in the state Assembly and…

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  • Rochester’s Child Care System in Crisis
    Rochester’s Child Care System in Crisis
    January 13, 2020

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  • The Children’s Agenda Presents Report Card on Monroe County’s 2020 Budget
    The Children’s Agenda Presents Report Card on Monroe County’s 2020 Budget
    December 6, 2019

    A Rochester non-profit, dedicated to speaking for some of Monroe County's most vulnerable residents, went before the legislature Thursday evening to present a "report card"…

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  • GRCC Faith in Action Network Celebrates 100 Years
    GRCC Faith in Action Network Celebrates 100 Years
    October 21, 2019

    The Greater Rochester Community of Churches Faith in Action Network is celebrating 100 years of bringing together Rochesterians from different faith traditions. 

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  • Parents Want Dinolfo To Keep Promise to Kids
    Parents Want Dinolfo To Keep Promise to Kids
    June 12, 2019

    Advocates are demanding Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo to keep her promise to thousands of children in the county in need of Pre-school Special Education…

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  • “Restorative Responses” at Rochester Schools Cut Suspensions, Aid Grades
    “Restorative Responses” at Rochester Schools Cut Suspensions, Aid Grades
    February 14, 2019

    School 17 is an example of the progress the district has made in reducing suspensions and violence, and improving student performance in some of Rochester's…

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