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ARTICLE TAG
10/12/2022
Annie Sciacca
Late last year, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law creating a special council to address child poverty. The council will meet for the first time this week.
8/24/2022
Adilia Watson and Michael Fitzgerald
New York county leaders say there are too few secure detention facilities for teens awaiting trial, but greater capacity could be years away.
8/10/2022
Madison Hunt
A new team of community workers is providing 24-hour psychiatric support to low-income youth in Brooklyn, with plans to expand citywide.
7/5/2022
Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech
New York lawmakers have agreed to add six judges to the Family Court bench along with 14 new Supreme Court justices spread across the state.
6/30/2022
Adilia Watson
The nonprofit SNUG helps prevent community violence and promote healing by working directly with young people.
4/26/2022
In New York, activist groups, residents and Gov. Kathy Hochul reacted last week to a video of Syracuse police detaining an 8-year-old boy.
4/14/2022
Megan Conn and Adilia Watson
The recently passed New York state budget did not include funding increases for foster care prevention or Family Court attorneys.
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4/1/2022
Megan Conn
Last-minute budget negotiations between the New York statehouse and governor’s office could result in increasing Family Court attorneys’ pay for the first time in years.
3/18/2022
Michael Fitzgerald
In response to concerns about New York's gun violence, Gov. Kathy Hochul has prepared a public safety plan that would roll back recent criminal and youth justice reforms.
New York lawmakers have proposed state spending plans that call for $3 billion in investments in child care, and an increased spending on child welfare.
