Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy

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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.

🚨Only 2️⃣ Days Away! 🚨

Register Now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🚨 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

💥Learn more: empirestatechildcare.org/support-the-...

YouTube video by EMPIRE STATE CAMPAIGN FOR CHILD CARE Support the Child Care Workforce: Raise Your Voice for Fair Compensation

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/

Child care voucher boost may not be enough for some N.Y. counties It comes as several counties upstate have had to create waitlists or close enrollment.

@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...