Type: Advocacy/Policy

Securing Every Child's Birthright

Description: Securing Every Child's Birthright® (SECB) is Citizens' Committee for Children's campaign to promote economic, housing and developmental security for all New York City children. We are championing large scale initiatives as the best way to solve chronic problems affecting children. The Securing Every Child's Birthright® campaign seeks to eliminate the barriers that prevent children from growing into healthy adulthood, prepared for productive lives in the 21st century. By calling on policymakers to go beyond short-term fixes and instead create structural reforms, we can secure every child's birthright to be healthy, housed, educated and safe.

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Keeping Track of New York City’s Children

Description: Fifteen years ago, CCC saw the need for a comprehensive database that would be updated regularly to increase awareness of risks and opportunities facing New York City’s children and to improve access to factual information about child well-being. This effort became Keeping Track of New York City’s Children. Keeping Track has become an indispensable asset for everyone seeking to improve the lives of New York City’s children. CCC continues to add to and improve the Keeping Track database with the 2005 release of the seventh edition of Keeping Track of New York City’s Children. Now CCC debuts Keeping Track Online, an interactive database that allows users to customize data searches and access over 200 indicators by community district and school district. We encourage you to use Keeping Track and Keeping Track Online to learn more about NYC children and to take action on their behalf.

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YouthAction NYC

Description: CCC’s YouthAction NYC program combats the trend towards declining levels of community and civic participation by engaging young New Yorkers from diverse backgrounds in social activism and advocacy. Through YouthAction NYC, young people learn how to capitalize on their idealism and powerful voices and get involved in making New York City a better place and ensuring that every child is healthy, housed, educated and safe.

YouthAction NYC fulfills its mission through a variety of programs:

· YouthAction NYC Community Leadership Course (YCLC)
· YA Membership Activities
· Peer Advocacy Trainings and Workshops


YouthAction NYC is open to high school students from public and private schools throughout New York City. A high level of commitment is expected from members and in turn students receive a high level of commitment and mentoring from staff.

YouthAction NYC develops and enhances the following skills:

· Analytic skills by challenging students to think creatively and critically about social issues and public policy solutions, analyze problems and work through possible solutions;
· Public speaking skills - by providing students with opportunities to speak to their peers, the media, and elected officials;
· Written and communication skills by providing youth opportunities to write letters and testimony and discuss the issues important to them;
· Opportunities for critical debate and dialogue regarding issues that are important to youth


YA members participate in a variety of advocacy activities; implement surveys, facilitate focus groups, meet with City Councilmembers, advocate in Albany with State legislators and speak at press conferences. YouthAction NYC may be used to fulfill high school community service requirements. Stipends are available.

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Contact person: Remi Holden, YouthAction Coordinator, at 212-673-1800 x20