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Child Poverty Reduction Act, creating the Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council (CPRAC) to develop policies aimed at cutting child poverty in half within ten years. Robin Hood’s CEO is a member of the panel. In December 2024, CPRAC released a report outlining policy recommendations, including improvements to child tax credits, cash assistance programs, and the creation of state-level housing and food benefit programs, which analyses show would significantly reduce child poverty. A Poverty Tracker Spotlight Report revealed that 78% of NYC families with children stand to benefit from CPRAC’s recommendations. Earlier this year, Robin Hood CEO Rich Buery joined New York Governor Kathy Hochul to announce a plan to triple the size of the child tax credit in the Empire State, potentially benefiting the families of 1.2 million children in New York City.
The Poverty Tracker, launched in 2012 by Robin Hood in partnership with Columbia University, is a comprehensive ongoing research project that examines poverty, disadvantage, and hardship in New York City over time. Unlike traditional surveys that provide annual snapshots, the Poverty Tracker follows a representative sample of New Yorkers, surveying them every three months to capture the dynamics of poverty, material hardship, health, and well-being. These reports provide valuable insights into the challenges faced by various demographics in New York City, informing policy and programmatic interventions aimed at alleviating poverty and its associated hardships. Over the past decade, the research and findings produced have established the Poverty Tracker as a “must read” and “go to” source for reporters and policymakers, elevating and changing the narrative about poverty in New York City. In 2021, Robin Hood was instrumental in New York State’s 2021 passage of New York State
The following reports were published in 2024:
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