A recent report from the Office of the New York State Comptroller details what is described as “troubling child poverty trends.” The study by Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and his staff found what DiNapoli calls “a staggering” number of children living in poverty in New York. The Comptroller’s report said that when compared to other U.S.
Our Founder Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president emerita of Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), has been an advocate for children, especially children in poverty for her entire professional life. Under her leadership, CDF has become the nation’s strongest voice for children and families. Mrs. Edelman, a graduate of Spelman College and Yale Law School, began
NEW YORK STATE (WSYR-TV) — A report from New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found that New York State has one of the highest child poverty rates in the U.S. One in five children in NYS are living in poverty, according to the report, and New York’s child poverty rate ranked as the ninth worst
NEW YORK STATE (WSYR-TV) — A report from New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found that New York State has one of the highest child poverty rates in the U.S. One in five children in NYS are living in poverty, according to the report, and New York’s child poverty rate ranked as the ninth worst
New York State’s child poverty rate is one of the worst in the nation. According to a report released by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, New York ranked 41st in the nation in 2022. The rate was at least six percentage points higher than states that border New York and second highest among its five most
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)— Syracuse, Rochester, and Buffalo rank amongst the top ten largest cities in the US with the highest child poverty rates. According to a new report by the state comptroller, between 40 to 46% of children in those three cities were living in poverty in 2022. “New York is 41st out of 50
The child poverty rate in New York remains one of the highest in the country and is “alarmingly” high in some cities, according to a report released Thursday by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. The report found New York’s child poverty rate ranked 41st in the nation in 2022, which was at least six percentage points higher
