Information about the ACA provision which gives former foster care youth more health insurance options is available on our Health page, along with additional foster care resources. Newly added resources include: Nov. 20 webinar Nov. 20 PowerPoint presentation Talking to Former Foster Care Youth About New Insurance Options, article template for use with newsletters Important…
Read and hear the Schuyler Center’s Kate Breslin comment on a new Georgetown Center for Children and Families poll and report in this November 20 Public News Service radio interview and article, Missing Out on Good News? Big Drop in NY Uninsured Kids.
Jonathan Kozol, guest speaker at the Schuyler Center’s Nov. 7, 2013 policy forum “Growing Up in Poverty in America: A Call to Action,” presents three specific areas to tackle childhood poverty.
The Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy today announced a comprehensive campaign to improve dental health in New York. “The financial and human costs associated with dental disease, especially in children, are severe and lasting,” said Kate Breslin, President and CEO of the Schuyler Center. “This is a significant health issue that does not get…
Letter to the Editor by Kate Breslin – I read with dismay the comments of Donn Rowe, president of the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, dismissing prison rape as not a “huge issue” (“State to add rape prevention staff,” July, 29) in making a political point about prison closures. Prison rape…
ALBANY, N.Y. – Kate Breslin, President & CEO of the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy, was honored last night by Citizen Action of New York for her work advocating for disenfranchised New Yorkers. Ms. Breslin was one of five honorees at the 21st Annual Jim Perry Progressive Leadership Awards hosted by Citizen Action of…
This is an exciting day for the 2.8 million New Yorkers with no health insurance and the many more who have inadequate coverage or coverage they cannot afford. The New York Health Exchange marketplace that opened today ensures access to affordable health coverage and limits excessive costs – a smart way to strengthen families and…
Like Fred LeBrun in his column (“Which Cuomo will we now get?” Sept. 8), I was angered by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recent remarks about giving failing schools the “death penalty” because it shows the governor is missing the real issue. “Failing” schools are a symptom of a much larger problem: Poverty. Click here to read…
We are just a little more than two weeks away from when New York’s health care exchange takes effect. And many health care advocacy groups are ramping up their efforts to make sure people are prepared for the change. The Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy is one of these groups. In their latest initiative,…
Read all the current and archived messages written by our President and CEO, Kate Breslin. Click here >>
