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NEW YORK CITY AND STATE BUDGET
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September 2008 - FPWA Fights for Restoration of Funding to NYCHA Programs.

FPWA’s CITY and STATE Legislative and Budget Agendas:

NY State and City Budget Testimony:


CHILD WELFARE
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  • FPWA Responds to ACS’ Child Welfare Concept Paper pdf (80438 bytes) March 19, 2008
  • Op-ed by Fatima Goldman and Donna Butts - View Families Need Federal Support for Guardianships pdf (61011 bytes), Published in the Buffalo News
  • FPWA Memo of Support for Automatically Extending Medicaid Eligibility to Foster Youth until Age 21.
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  • FPWA Testimony for the Public Hearing on The Needs of Youth Aging Out of Foster Care, before the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Children & Families and the Subcommittee on Foster Care, December 14, 2007.
    Testimony - Needs of Foster Youth 12-07 pdf (47800 bytes)

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
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  • Op-ed by Fatima Goldman - View Rescind the Child Support Requirement pdf (76315 bytes), Published in The Capitol
  • FPWA’s Policy Recommendations for Eliminating the Child Support Requirement for Families Seeking Subsidized Child Care Child support recommendations pdf (95769 bytes)
  • FPWA’s Policy Brief, “Enrollment in New York City’s Publicly-Funded Child Care Centers: The Need for Collaboration”
    Child care underenrollment pdf (71646 bytes)
  • FPWA Testimony for the Public Hearing on Access to Quality Child Care for Working Families, before the New York State Assembly Committees on Labor, Children & Families, and Social Services – November 7, 2007.
    Testimony - Child Care for Working Parents 11-07 pdf (55894 bytes)

ELDERLY WELFARE
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HIV & AIDS
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  • Testimony to the New York City Council’s General Welfare Committee on Resolution 2145, which calls upon the New York State (NYS) Assembly to pass A.2565, a proposed legislation which is intended to limit the amount of income that persons living with clinical/symptomatic HIV or AIDS who are receiving monetary assistance for their shelter are required to contribute towards the cost of shelter. View Testimony on Resolution 2145 pdf (35237 bytes)
  • Special Report: HIV Prevention For Women and Girls in Communities of Color, Reframing HIV Prevention Strategies. View report
  • Testimony for the Hearing of the New York City Council’s Health Committee, March 8, 2007.
    Testimony on AIDS to Health Comm. 3-07 pdf (83226 bytes)

INCOME SECURITY
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
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YOUTH SERVICES
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