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| Advocating for New York's Children |
Kids Can't Wait
We need you! Join the Kids Can't Wait Campaign now! Healthy Families New York Home Visiting program funding should be restored to $25 million. Especially in this economically challenging time, New York must ensure smart investments in children and families. Healthy Families New York is one of the few programs funded by New York to meet the test of a stringent evaluation. Those findings show not only positive outcomes for high-risk families of young children, but also an immediate cost return and savings by cutting the rate of low birthweight in half. In addition, the program provides services to families immediately in need. Finally, the federal government has continuously included home visitation in its healthcare reform package with a state maintenance of effort requirement. Any reduction in spending for home visitation would make New York ineligible for millions of Federal dollars. The New York State Children and Family Trust Fund should be restored to $1.5 million. The Trust Fund spurs the development and replication of innovative community-based services to prevent child abuse, domestic violence, and elder abuse. The Trust Fund plays a pivotal role in family violence treatment and prevention, and provides funding for services across the lifespan. Funding from the Trust Fund is provided to community-based organizations, a more cost-effective method of delivering services. In these tough times, the Trust Fund shines as an example of innovation in economically sound human services policy investment. 2009 Testimony to the Joint Legislative Conference Committee on Human Services (PDF 7.9MB) |
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