We're helping kids grow in more ways than one! 🥕🍅 Check out how our Go!Gardens program teaches children and youth about the fundamentals of growing and harvesting their own fruits and vegetables.

In less than three months, hundreds of thousands of students could lose critical programs funded with expiring funds. These programs are critical to meeting students’ needs. City leaders must act to #RestoreEdPrograms in this year’s budget!

We are getting ready to kick off the Staten Island Town Hall. Tune in virtually if you’re unable to attend in person! goodshepherds.zoom.us/j/95942692570?…

Eating out? Our Go!Healthy program shared some great tips for making your meals both tasty and nutritious. Remember, most restaurants are happy to accommodate your dietary requirements, so don't be afraid to ask.

We are looking forward to joining Rita C. Joseph & Kamillah M. Hanks for a town hall at the Goodhue Center tonight to learn about programs at risk of cuts. These include 3-K, preschool special education, social workers, community schools, & more. Register at forms.office.com/r/SWEessDAW5

Join us tonight at the Goodhue Center for an important conversation on the education budget and the programs at risk.
Register here: forms.office.com/r/SWEessDAW5.
Can’t join in person? Join us on Zoom: goodshepherds.zoom.us/j/95942692570?…

We agree, New York City Council. NYS must reject the proposed change to the school funding formula inflation factor. As federal stimulus $$ expire, NYS should be increasing funds to help NYC Public Schools sustain important education programs--not making the situation even worse for our students.

Taisy Conk, our director of food and nutrition programs, explains the factors behind food insecurity in New York City and what we’re doing to tackle the issue. Read now: canyc.info/4a7XG1P

New York’s community schools remove the barriers to learning so that children can succeed -- and are needed now more than ever. #NYSCommunitySchools WORK! Carl E. Heastie Sen. Stewart-Cousins Governor Kathy Hochul Budget recs here: brnw.ch/21wIref

#NYSCommunitySchools leverage community partnerships to help students learn and thrive. $100M for categorical aid is needed to grow the investment NYS has made in these programs! Carl E. Heastie Sen. Stewart-Cousins Governor Kathy Hochul Budget recs here: brnw.ch/21wIr2T

📢Tuesday 4/2: Join us and many more partners for the #ChildTaxCredit Digital Day of Action. Every child deserves the chance to grow and thrive. The #CTC provides needed assistance as families face rising costs, and we know that it can lift millions of children out of poverty.

The bipartisan #ChildTaxCredit supports families of every race, in every state. Urban and rural, from the lowest incomes up. It helps to level the playing field so every child has a shot to succeed. Senate Democrats Senate Republicans, expand #CTC ASAP!

The recent inclusion of a COLA for human services workers in the State one-house budgets is a win! However, the budgets were missing Wage Board Legislation to help close the pay gap between nonprofit and government workers. Please retweet and Sen. Stewart-Cousins Carl E. Heastie Sung

The final State budget is coming up, so now’s our last chance to demand #JustPay ! We urge State leaders to include a Human Services #COLA of 3.2% and Wage Board Legislation. Please retweet and tag Sen. Stewart-Cousins Carl E. Heastie Sung

Director of Arts Initiative Midge Caparosa has been inspiring students in Children’s Aid programs for 30 years. On this #WomensHistoryMonth , read more about her work to combine arts and activism.
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🚨Moments ago #Right2RemainSilent passed the Senate Children and Families Committee!

Thank you Jabari Brisport for putting the bill on the agenda, and thank you Jamaal T. Bailey for championing this legislation!

Maria Javois has worked at our Staten Island Family Services Center for 10 years. This #SocialWorkMonth , we honor her dedication to the children and families of #StatenIsland .
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Did you know that there are almost 400,000 children and youth in foster care in the US. Learn how you can open your home to a child in foster care. ChildrensAidNYC.org/foster

Poverty can affect New Yorker’s ability to access essentials like shelter, health care, and food. Do you think you know the facts about poverty in NYC? Take our quiz and test your knowledge. canyc.info/3vlFnXM

If Mayor Eric Adams New York City Council don't act, 3-K and preschool special education programs could see significant cuts as soon as July—even as hundreds of preschoolers with disabilities go without the classes they need & are legally entitled to. nytimes.com/2023/12/12/nyr…