The Campaign for Children, a coalition of over 150 children’s advocacy and provider organizations, firmly believes that every child in New York City deserves access to safe, high-quality, affordable and educational child care and after-school programs. Sadly, the child care and after-school systems are underfunded and unstable. Children are constantly at risk of losing care; parents face constant anxiety over whether their child’s program will be forced to close; and providers never know if they might lose their jobs.

Let your voices be heard and help save these vital programs!

Borough Wide Rallies
The Campaign for Children will be holding borough-wide rallies to continue to raise our voices against the mayor’s proposed cuts to important early childhood and after-school programs. Please come out to your borough’s rally and represent!

Queens Borough Rally to Save Child Care and After-School
Wednesday, April 24 at 4 p.m.
Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens

Brooklyn Borough Rally to Save Child Care and After-School
Tuesday, April 30 at 4 p.m.
Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street, Downtown Brooklyn

Rallies in other boroughs will be scheduled shortly. If you would like more information on the rallies, please contact Keyla Espinal at 212-949-4918.

Campaign for Children E-Action Day: Today!
An E-Action Day is a great day to send electronic letters to Mayor Bloomberg, the City Budget Office and other elected leaders telling them that they MUST save child care and after-school programs for over 47,000 children. On April 24, take action by emailing city leaders through this link.

Mayoral Forum
The Campaign for Children invites you to join us for our 2013 Mayoral Forum on the future of early childhood education and after-school programs in New York City. The forum will be an opportunity for candidates to speak directly to voters about their vision for improving and expanding the city’s early childhood education and after-school systems.

Campaign for Children Mayoral Forum on the Future of Early Education and After-School
Tuesday, May 21
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: West Side YMCA, 5 West 63rd Street, between Broadway and Central Park West

Petition
Please print out our petition form and have parents, providers and community members start signing it today! Download the petition in English or Spanish.  Please send your signed petitions back to Keyla Espinal.

New Blog Post
Check out the new post on the Campaign’s blog, called “Empowering Youth Voices and the Leaders of Tomorrow.” Please share it widely through Facebook and Twitter!