AFC works to change education policy so that the public school system serves all children effectively. We publish policy reports and data analyses, testify at the City and State levels, speak out in the press to bring attention to the challenges facing the students and families we serve, and join with other advocates, parents, youth, and educators to call for change.
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Today, AFC, the ARISE Coalition, and the Transition Alliance (both coordinated by AFC) are testifying at the New York City Council Committee on Education’s Preliminary Budget hearing.
AFC submitted testimony to the New York City Committee on Health, Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use, and Committee on Disabilities on the need to extend and baseline funding for the Mental Health Continuum and increase investments to support students with disabilities.
AFC submitted testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Hospitals on the need to extend and baseline funding for the Mental Health Continuum.
Today, AFC is testifying at the New York City Council Preliminary Budget Hearing on Children and Youth, calling on the City to invest $3 million to provide interim transportation for students in foster care waiting for bus service to begin.
Today, AFC is testifying before the New York City Council Subcommittee on Early Childhood Education regarding the expansion of early childhood care and education programs and how the City should use this opportunity to create a fully inclusive and accessible system.
In response to the release of Mayor Mamdani’s Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2027, Maria Odom, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement.
AFC submitted testimony for the Joint Legislative Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2027 State Health Budget, urging the State to invest in Early Intervention.
AFC submitted testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Education regarding Intro. 203, a bill to amend the administrative code to require reporting on payments to early childhood care and education providers.
Today, AFC is testifying at the Joint Legislative Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2027 Executive Budget Proposal for Elementary and Secondary Education.
The Fiscal Year 2027 budget must sustain important education programs funded with one-year city dollars, while also increasing investments to address pressing needs and ensuring the City can fulfill its legal obligations to students, including those with disabilities.