YouthAction NYC Alumni

Nearly 267,000 children with high needs are now enrolled in the highest quality state preschool programs – a 263 percent increase since 2011. Join us for a conversation about the power of expanding preschool for our kids today at 11:20 EST.

Thank you to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for sharing this infographic on the importance of healthy eating in schools!

Check out this article to see how the zip code you're born in determines the quality of your education!

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/07/16/485559409/-islands-that-separate-education-haves-from-have-nots

"Islands" That Separate Education Haves From Have-Nots A new report maps school district lines that divide rich from poor.

Our Government is making changes to the way CYF works by putting children at the heart of its policies. CPAG say that many more Government policies must have children at the heart, or we are sidestepping around an urgent need to address better outcomes for ALL children. Fix Working For Families - FWFF

Congratulations to our graduating seniors! We wish them the best in their next adventures.

Our YouthAction students created an amazing short film about the school to prison pipeline! Click the link below to see their great work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ysEtJ2WZw8

CCC YouthAction on the School to Prison Pipeline in NYC Over the course of the 2015 – 2016 school year, Citizens' Committee for Children of New York's YouthAction Members (YAMs) conducted research on the School to...

This past spring, students from our Youth Action Community Leadership Course came together to explore the juvenile justice system. This ten-week program culminated with policy recommendations for the Mayor's Office and the New York City Council. This article, published by The Atlantic, covers many of the same findings that our young advocates analyzed!

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/06/learning-behind-bars/485663/

The Hidden World of Education in Juvenile Detention What it's like to learn when you're a youth behind bars

Pictures of our young advocates!

In 1925, a conference in Geneva declared June 1 to be the International Day for the Protection of Children. 54 countries across the world currently celebrate today as Children’s Day. Although the United States declares the second Sunday in June to be Children’s Day, let today be a reminder of not only the difficulties children face around the world, but of the hope we see in their faces every day as well.

June is . We must always look after the well-being and safety of our children. However, in budget talks, Mayor De Blasio and the City Government have considered cutting summer programming for 31,000 children. Follow this link to tell Mayor de Blasio, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, City Council Finance Chair Julissa Ferreras, City Council Youth Services Chair Eugene, and your own City Council Member that summer programming IS A PRIORITY and must be restored for 31,000 children. The city must provide a safe and enriching environment for our children!

https://secure2.convio.net/cccny/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=175

Save Summer Programs for NYC Children - Citizens Committee for Children of New York, Inc Tell NYC leaders that summer programming IS A PRIORITY and must be restored for 31,000 children!

YouthAction Members have taken their concerns to elected officials at City Hall and at our State Capitol in Albany several times this year! They did advocacy related to the State Budget, Summer Youth Employment, After School programs, Universal School Lunch, Juvenile Justice, and Raise the Age!