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End Child Poverty
Black, Brown and other children of color have the highest poverty rates in NYS.
There are proven ways to cut child poverty rates. In NYS and across the country, pandemic era funding for families cut poverty rates in half.
About 1 in 5 children in New York State lives in poverty.
NYS Comptroller
Thomas P. DiNapoli
“New York State's child poverty rate is one of the worst in the nation."
"...poverty rates are significantly higher in some of
New York’s largest cities (Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, New York City and Yonkers)."
New York Can End Child Poverty Coalition (newyorkcan.org)
"Allowing millions of New Yorkers to experience poverty, among them hundreds of thousands of children (with children of color disproportionately represented), is a policy choice. "
What You Can Do
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Join the 11/19 End Child Poverty Rally at the NYS Capitol and follow the Coalition (learn more & register here)
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Stay up to date with the work of the Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council. Their job is to recommend to the Governor, NYS Senate, and NYS Assembly ways to reduce child poverty by 50% by 2032. Learn more here.
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Register for our Raise Your Voice workshops to learn more about the issues and how to advocate for yourself, your family, and your community. Sign up here.
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