Under Governor Hochul’s leadership, with guidance from the Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council, NYS has enacted a suite of investments that the Urban Institute estimates will reduce child poverty in NY by 17.9%. That's a real important start. Read more: newyorkcan.org/halfway-ther...

NY’s Medicaid program, along with Child Health Plus, helps ensure children and adults have the health coverage and care they need to thrive. NY must invest in coverage in this year’s budget for the almost half million New Yorkers at risk of becoming uninsured. @medicaidmtrsny.bsky.social

🚨New Release: Schuyler Center's Next Look at the NYS Budget- an analysis of the NY Senate and Assembly's One-House Budget proposals and how they intersect with the Executive Budget proposal and with our policy priorities. Read Next Look: scaany.org/schuyler-cen...

Approximately 37.5% of New York children—more than 1,406,000 children—live in immigrant families. It is time for New York to take bold, concrete action to protect them—this year, without delay. Read the full letter and list of signees: scaany.org/support-for-...

Where are we in the NYS budget process? This week the NYS Senate and Assembly released their "one-house" budget proposals for the 2026-27 New York State legislative session. Stay tuned for our Next Look analysis of the State Budget coming soon!

A well-compensated workforce is non-negotiable to the success of universal child care. Child care workers are the heart and soul of child care - it's time to pay them the thriving wages they deserve: scaany.org/universal-hi... @empirestateccc.bsky.social

The expansion of the Empire State Child Credit in 2025 marked a major win for progress towards fulfilling the State's commitment to reduce child poverty and build economic opportunity for all families. Read more: scaany.org/creating-eco...

Most oral health conditions in children are preventable. However, New York's children face barriers to access when local provider capacity is insufficient or when providers decline to accept public coverage. Learn more: scaany.org/ensuring-ora...

Schuyler Center’s First Look is an initial assessment of New York State’s 2026-27 Executive Budget proposal and how it advances priorities that improve the health and wellbeing of all New Yorkers, especially those living in poverty. Read First Look here: scaany.org/schuyler-cen...

Thank you to everyone who joined us in Albany on Tuesday! Despite the winter storm, over 400 of us from all over the state called on our leaders to deliver a child care system that works for every family and pays early childhood educators the thriving wages they deserve.

Today’s announcement puts New York State on the path to construct a statewide child care system that works for all of New York’s families, child care educators, and communities. We applaud @governor.ny.gov for this landmark moment!

As we enter 2026, Schuyler Center applauds @governor.ny.gov for signing into law several bills that will bring opportunity to New York’s children and families. Read more about these bills and what these wins mean for NY's children and families: scaany.org/wins-from-20...

❄️ Happy Holidays from all of us at the Schuyler Center! We are so thankful for your support in 2025 and look forward to continuing our advocacy efforts in 2026 for policies that make New York State a place where all children and families can thrive.

Schuyler Center’s 2025 Impact Report includes big wins from this year - including the expansion of the Child Tax Credit! Read our full report and revisit more wins from 2025: scaany.org/schuyler-cen...

📣 Save the Date! 📣 Our 2026 State of New York's Children data briefing and reception is just over a month away! Stay tuned for registration coming soon!

Happy #GivingTuesday! A gift to Schuyler Center powers our mission to end child poverty in New York State through public policy that uplifts children and families. Change is possible, and we are making progress - but we need your support to get there: scaany.org/donate/

Recent federal actions have brought significant headwinds against NY’s movement to reduce child poverty and pose serious harm to children and families across the state. Read our new brief outlining the opportunities for state action: scaany.org/rising-to-th...

During the 2026 NYS Legislative Session, Schuyler Center will prioritize policies and investments that improve health, wellbeing, and economic security of NY’s families, children, and communities: scaany.org/2026-policy-...

🚨 Advocacy Actions: Tell leaders that SNAP must be funded! 🚨 📨 Individual letter to your state representatives: secure.everyaction.com/XuhUXuyhqUeP... 📨 Organizational sign-on letter: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Happy Halloween from the Schuyler Center! This year the best treats we could ask for are policies that support New York's children and families. Help us scare away tricks by making a gift today: scaany.org/donate/

SNAP keeps millions fed and communities across NYS stable. @usdagov.bsky.social can act today to make sure millions of families receive their SNAP benefits on time. Delaying action means children, parents, veterans, people with disabilities, and older adults go without food.

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🚨 New Speaker Added! 🚨 Recent federal changes are impacting families across NY who rely on vital support programs. Join us on 10/30 for a virtual conversation on state policies to protect the health & wellbeing of NY’s children. scaany.org/symposium/ @povertycenter.bsky.social

Symptoms of poverty are often categorized as neglect during a child protective services investigation. Read our latest blog on the solutions NYS can implement to keep families together: scaany.org/separating-c...

Over 150 years of advocacy - we're building a better future, free of child poverty, in which every child in every family across New York has the opportunity to thrive. scaany.org

High-quality care is one of the smartest investments a government can make. An op-ed from Schuyler Center Board Member Elizabeth Palley appeared in @newsday.bsky.social this week, urging New York to implement universal child care. @empirestateccc.bsky.social Read more: scaany.org/wp-content/u...

We are celebrating a significant milestone on New York’s path to ensuring financial wellbeing for every family: the expansion of New York’s child tax credit! Schuyler Center has long championed a strong state child tax credit. lnkd.in/gX9qnjbf

🥪🍎 With school officially in session, we are celebrating universal free school meals which fuel the everyday learning of New York's children! Revisit wins from the 2025-26 NYS budget: scaany.org/schuyler-cen...

Good luck to all of New York's children and families as the 2025-26 school year begins! This school year students across the state will have access to free school meals - a result of years of advocacy! Revisit wins from the 2025-26 budget: scaany.org/schuyler-cen...

Anti-Harassment in Reporting (S.550-A/A.66-A) passed both houses this year! Now it's important that @governor.ny.gov signs this bill in order to protect families from harassment through unfounded reports. @jabaribrisport.bsky.social @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...

Child care workers deserve wages that allow them to care for their own families, too. 🎥 Watch the video: youtu.be/bm4wipSBCkw ✍️ Share the video and sign the petition: empirestatechildcare.org/sign-the-wor... @empirestateccc.bsky.social #ChildCareWorkforceThriveNY #ThriveTogether

Child care workers are the backbone of our economy—yet many are paid poverty-level wages. It’s time for New York to invest in fair compensation so that this essential workforce can thrive, not just survive. 🎥 Watch the video: youtu.be/bm4wipSBCkw @empirestateccc.bsky.social

Thank you to @senatorleawebb.bsky.social for advocating for enactment of the full CPRAC recommendations to help NYS reach its child poverty reduction goal in a new op-ed in the @timesunion.com! Read the full op-ed here: scaany.org/wp-content/u...

#Medicaid turns 60 today! People across our great state rely on Medicaid for their health and wellbeing. Read more on the importance of public health insurance coverage as we celebrate this anniversary! medicaidmattersny.org/medicaid-tur... #Medicaidat60 #MedicaidMatters

We are celebrating three child welfare policy wins from the 2025 legislative session! Learn more about what these policies mean for New York's children and families ➡https://scaany.org/three-child-welfare-wins-in-new-yorks-2025-legislative-session/

"Implementation of H.R. 1 threatens to not only derail New York from achieving its child poverty reduction goals, but to undo the progress we have made. Schuyler Center’s team is working hard to ensure that doesn’t happen." Read the full statement ➡https://scaany.org/a-message-from-kate-breslin/

@schuylercenter.bsky.social Policy Director and ESCCC leader Dede Hill recently appeared on Spectrum News to discuss the Child Care Assistance Program. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...

As the 2025 NYS legislative session comes to a close, we reflect on the tenacious advocacy efforts of the Schuyler Center team and our partners. Together, our work builds a brighter future for the youngest New Yorkers. scaany.org/end-of-sessi...

2.9M New Yorkers rely on SNAP to put food on the table. 30% of NY’s SNAP participants are children. Cuts to SNAP would increase hunger and harm the youngest and most vulnerable New Yorkers. Congress must keep #HandsOffSNAP. @schumer.senate.gov @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social

On Thursday, June 26, join Commissioner Barbara Guinn of the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) for a comprehensive briefing on the impact of proposed federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). @robinhoodnyc.bsky.social

As we monitor federal actions that impact New York's children and families, Schuyler Center has put together a resource library covering all of our policy areas. This library will be updated regularly to provide support amidst federal cuts and changes: scaany.org/protecting-n...

In a new op-ed to @buffalonews.com, Erie County Health Commissioner Gale R. Burstein urges law makers to use their remaining time to pass oral health bills that will help cover the access gap that too many New Yorkers face ➡️ scaany.org/wp-content/u...

Thank you Senator Fernandez for championing this crucial legislation for opening pathways to dental care for all New Yorkers! This bill will enable parents to do more to protect their children's teeth from cavities. Now it must pass the Assembly! @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social bit.ly/4kuQpy9

Thank you Sen. May for championing this crucial legislation for opening pathways to dental care for all NYers! This bill will allow dental hygienists to provide care in the locations where they are most needed. Now it must pass the Assembly! @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social @amypaulin.bsky.social

In a new op-ed to the @timesunion.com, Whitney Young Health CEO David Shippee calls on legislators to pass the oral health bills currently waiting on a vote from the Assembly that would remove barriers to dental care. Read on: scaany.org/wp-content/u...

Schuyler Center joined 75+ organizations in sending a letter to New York State leadership urging them to pass the New York for All act to support New York’s immigrant children and families. ➡️https://scaany.org/schuyler-center-joins-call-to-support-families-with-new-york-for-all-bill/

Thank you Sen. May for championing this crucial legislation for opening pathways to dental care for all NYers! This bill will allow dental hygienists to provide care in the locations where they are most needed. Now it must pass the Assembly! @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social @amypaulin.bsky.social

Thank you Senator Fernandez for championing this crucial legislation for opening pathways to dental care for all New Yorkers! This bill will enable parents to do more to protect their children's teeth from cavities. Now it must pass the Assembly! @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social bit.ly/4kuQpy9

We are excited to launch the Schuyler Center New York State Child Poverty Live Map! The interactive map is a tool for advocates and the public to access local data on child poverty rates in their communities. Explore your district's data: scaany.org/new-york-sta...

A Healthier New York is in Reach ➡️ Schuyler Center is championing three proposals that form a bold, achievable path forward. These are evidence-based solutions that would have a big impact, and there is still time for state leaders to get them over the finish line: scaany.org/bridging-the...