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Connections: Understanding the new federal stimulus, part 1A new stimulus is coming from the federal government. Right now, Congress continues to bicker over whether individuals should receive $600 or $2,000. We talk…
Read More »- How the Child Poverty Reduction Act would work
The Child Poverty Reduction Act is an important step at reducing New York’s unconscionably high rates of child poverty, and its passage would begin to…
Read More » - Parents have the Power
In episode 11 of Together for Change, our host Christian Motley talks with community leaders from Rochester, New York, and StriveTogether President and CEO Jennifer…
Read More » - Community impact a century-old priority for ESL
ESL Federal Credit Union’s impact on the region extends beyond its traditional role as a lender. The credit union counts among its priorities helping the…
Read More » - Save Rochester Calls Child Poverty an Issue of Black Lives Matter
Saying that he is fortunate to go to a warm home where there is dinner every night, 16-year-old Isaiah Santiago expressed the desire to help…
Read More » - October 2020 E-News
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Read More » - Child advocacy groups propose legislation, aims to reduce child poverty by 50% in ten years
Rochester currently stands as a city with the third highest child poverty rate in the nation – and COVID-19 has worsened that. Beyond Rochester, nearly…
Read More » - Bronson bill would establish child poverty reduction council with ambitious 10-year target
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the issue with rising unemployment. The virus has hit poor, non-white communities the hardest. An additional 10,000 children in Monroe…
Read More » - Proposal aims to cut NY’s child poverty in half by 2030
Newly-proposed state legislation aims to aid children who are living in poverty.
Read More » - Act aims to reduce child poverty by half over 10 years
Children's advocacy groups have a goal to cut child poverty by half over the next 10 years.
Read More » - Legislation introduced to reduce childhood poverty
Legislation has been introduced by Assemblyman Harry Bronson, D-Rochester, and Rep. Jessica Ramos, D-Queens, to reduce child poverty statewide by 50 percent over the next…
Read More » - Connections: Discussing the Biden/Harris proposals to address poverty
The Biden/Harris campaign says its proposals could cut the poverty rate in American in half. Connections discusses the proposals and the impact they could have.
Read More » - Advocacy Groups Hold Candidate Forum for Monroe Co. State, Senate Districts
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…
Read More » - September 2020 E-News
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Read More » - August 2020 E-News
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Read More » - The Coronavirus Generation
Three decades ago, a team of researchers at Duke University set off to follow a group of schoolchildren in a stretch of rural North Carolina…
Read More » - ‘Catastrophic’: RCSD suffers most among county districts from looming state funding cuts
The looming threat of a 20% cut in state education funding has school districts across New York anxious — but, as is often the case, it…
Read More » - Report shows huge racial divides in Rochester, pandemic could make things worse
ACT Rochester is sending out a call to action, after publishing a new report that finds that minorities in Rochester are facing huge challenges in…
Read More » - July 2020 E-News
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Read More » - Connections: Is this the time for a national UBI program?
Congress returns later this month to work on the next round of help for struggling Americans during the pandemic. Is this the time for a…
Read More » - June 2020 E-News
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Read More » - “Essential”. . . But Unfunded? Why Child Care is Collapsing
Parents who have been at home with their young children for months are looking forward to getting back to work. Unfortunately, they may come to…
Read More » - May 2020 E-News
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Read More » - RACF grants for online learning
The Rochester Area Community Foundation has established a COVID Education Fund to urgently support the purchase of technology and home internet access for students who…
Read More » - Rochester has $7.5 million in CARES cash — and hears lots of ideas on how to spend it
Nearly two dozen people voiced their ideas on how Rochester should spend $7.5 million in federal coronavirus relief funds at a City Council committee meeting…
Read More » - Connections: Discussing how the digital divide is affecting local students during the pandemic
When schools closed in March and teachers and students were pushed to online learning settings, the transition proved difficult for students who lack internet access…
Read More » - Missing meals: Coronavirus has 1 in 3 parents of infants and preschoolers skipping food
A survey conducted the week of April 22 of New York parents found that 1 in 3 of of the parents surveyed had their hours…
Read More » - April 2020 E-News
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Read More » - Child Care In Wake of COVID-19 Crisis Focus of New Poll
The Children’s Agenda is pleased to help lead Raising NY, a diverse statewide coalition of parent, early childhood, education, civil rights, business, and health organizations.…
Read More » - Connections: Discussing the impact of the coronavirus on low-income families
Low-income families are in a particularly vulnerable spot as the coronavirus spreads. If schools close, where can kids get meals? What happens for families that…
Read More » - January 2020 E-News
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Read More » - December 2019 E-News
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Read More » - Improve Child Outcomes & Reduce Poverty by Expanding Tax Credits for Low-Income Families
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…
Read More » - CAPITOL WATCH: Budget wrangling already under way in Albany
The second floor of the New York State Capitol is bustling as the governor works on his budget proposal, due in January.
Read More » - Let’s fix the Earned Income Tax Credit
Progressives and conservatives can agree that self-sufficiency is a worthy goal of social policy. That’s why policy wonks of all stripes support the Earned Income…
Read More » - September 2019 E-News
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Read More » - Concentrations Of Child Poverty Persist In New York
A new report says the percentage of children living in areas of concentrated poverty has dropped in 29 states, but here in New York the…
Read More » - August 2019 E-News
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Read More » - Community members rally against proposed SNAP cuts
Tuesday. community members rallied against proposed cuts to SNAP benefits.
Read More » - SNAP changes could impact 80K New Yorkers
President Donald Trump wants to make major changes to SNAP, the federal food stamp program that thousands of local families rely on to feed themselves and…
Read More » - Comment to oppose changes to SNAP
Proud to join Congressman Joe Morelle, Julia Tedesco from Foodlink, Jerome Underwood from RMAPI and many other community leaders calling upon President Trump to rescind…
Read More » - Connections: Discussing the impact of an overhaul of the SNAP program
Our policy director, Pete Nabozny, discusses the impact of possible Trump administration changes to the SNAP benefit program. The result, according to the administration, will…
Read More » - Black, Latina women: How to fix NY’s wage gap that pays them cents to each dollar a man makes
Women of color make significantly less than white, non-Latino men over the course of their careers
Read More » - Rochester’s plan for future is ‘evolving’ as public weighs in
The city has ended the public comment period for its first comprehensive plan since Bill Johnson was mayor in the 1990s. Since Rochester 2034 was announced in…
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