AFC تعلیمی پالیسی کو تبدیل کرنے کے لیے کام کرتا ہے تاکہ پبلک اسکول سسٹم کام کر سکے۔ تمام بچوں کو مؤثر طریقے سے. ہم پالیسی رپورٹس اور ڈیٹا کے تجزیے شائع کرتے ہیں، سٹی اور ریاستی سطحوں پر گواہی دیتے ہیں، ہم جن طلباء اور خاندانوں کی خدمت کرتے ہیں ان کو درپیش چیلنجوں کی طرف توجہ دلانے کے لیے پریس میں بات کرتے ہیں، اور دیگر وکلاء، والدین، نوجوانوں اور معلمین کے ساتھ شامل ہوتے ہیں۔ تبدیلی
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AFC submitted testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Children and Youth regarding the need for continued funding for critical early childhood care and education programs.
Today, AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) are testifying at the New York City Council Committee on Education’s Preliminary Budget hearing.
Excellent public schools are essential to making New York City an attractive place to live and raise a family and to ensuring a strong foundation for our City’s future. Regardless of what happens at the federal level in the years ahead, it will be essential for New York City Public Schools to remain focused on the critical task of ensuring all young people receive the support they need to learn and thrive. Based on our experience helping thousands of New York City families each year, we urge the next Mayoral Administration to take on big challenges with bold ideas and stand firm in the face of threats to students’ civil rights.
AFC submitted testimony for the Joint Legislative Public Hearing on the 2025–26 State Health Budget, urging the State to invest in Early Intervention, as well as on the child care proposals in the Executive Budget: Human Services.
Today, AFC is testifying at the Joint Legislative Hearing on the 2025–2026 Executive State Budget Proposal for Elementary and Secondary Education.
In response to the release of Mayor Adams’ Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2026, Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement.
The Fiscal Year 2026 budget must sustain important education programs funded with one-year city dollars set to expire in June 2025 and make additional investments to address pressing needs.
Today, AFC is submitting written comments for the State Early Intervention Coordinating Council meeting, calling on Governor Hochul to move forward immediately with the 5% payment increase for in-person Early Intervention services promised last January to help address the shortage of service providers.
Today, 116 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those who have the greatest needs.
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the announcement of the Fiscal Year 2025 city budget agreement.