Currently included in the Child and Family Reinvestment Act advanced by Assemblymember Hevesi and Senator Brisport in the FY2023-24 Budget, the Child and Family Wellbeing Fund advances the health and development of all New York’s children by investing resources in communities that have been historically disenfranchised and targeted for government intervention through the CPS system. The Fund will resource community-driven initiatives and projects that strengthen families to reduce contact with CPS. 

The proposal has been developed and we join the following organizations, currently,  in support:

Children’s Defense Fund-New York

Family Policy Project

Families Together in New York State

JMAC for Families

Justice for Families

Prevent Child Abuse NY

RISE

Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy

You may have read about the proposal in some of the recent coverage here and here.

A 2 PAGE DOCUMENT ABOUT THE FUND CAN BE FOUND HERE