NY: With Governor’s Signature, New York Commits to Cutting Child Poverty in Half
Imprint – December 03, 2021
On her 100th day in office, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law that aims to tackle one of the most persistent sources of stress and trauma for children: Poverty. The Child Poverty Reduction Act–signed Wednesday and passed by a nearly unanimous Legislature in June amid the devastation of the pandemic–aims to reduce child poverty by 50% within the next 10 years. The law tackles this societal ill by identifying policies that will expand direct assistance to low-income parents, such as increased tax credits and better access to publicly funded child care.
Also: Child Poverty Reduction Act: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/s2755
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