Protecting New York Families from Funding Cuts to Federal Programs
Fall 2025
Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
Rising to the Challenge: New York’s Commitment to Children Amid Federal Change
Brief – Rising to the Challenge: New York’s Commitment to Children Amid Federal Change – 11/25
Recent federal actions have brought significant headwinds pushing against New York’s movement to reduce child poverty. New York can—and must — continue to enact policy and budget decisions that prioritize and protect children and families. Our children are relying upon our leaders to protect them and continue the momentum toward a state free of poverty.
For more on this topic:
On Thursday, October 30, Schuyler Center hosted a panel on the topic, with analysis and conversation from Barbara Guinn, Commissioner at the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance; Maria Doulis, New York State Deputy Comptroller for Budget and Policy Analysis; Sophie Collyer, Research Director at the Center on Poverty & Social Policy at Columbia University ; and Kate Breslin, CEO at Schuyler Center. View the recording here.
Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia University School of Social Work
The Potential Consequences of a SNAP Suspension on Poverty Among New Yorkers – 10/25
This new Robin Hood-funded report from the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia University School of Social Work simulates the impact on poverty in New York City as the 2025 federal government shutdown continues, creating a real risk that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, otherwise known as food stamps) will not issue November benefits.
If SNAP benefits were not paid in November, approximately 35,000 New York State residents would fall into poverty in 2025. This estimate reflects how critical SNAP is in keeping households above the poverty line, even from losing just one month of benefits.
Spring/Summer 2025
Fiscal Policy Institute
Making Sense of Federal Funding Cuts in New York Q&A – 7/25
In the wake of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), New York State policymakers and service providers are trying to make sense of the funding cuts headed our way. FPI has put out an accounting of funding cuts that includes both the New York State budgetary impact, as well as the funding cuts that will impact New Yorkers’ ability to access healthcare systems and providers. Here are their estimates of funding cuts over the coming years and our assessment of how the State should respond.
Medicaid and Health
KFF
Health Provisions in the 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill – 5/22
A compare and contrast between the current health laws and the Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill passed by the House of Representatives. Simplifies the language in the Reconciliation Bill for readability along with effective dates of the provisions. For each provision, KFF links to their own resources to educate and provide clarity on the effects.
Families USA
A one-stop shop for resources published by Families USA to defend Medicaid. Fact sheets, analyses, sign-on letters, and additional advocacy resources are available. The congressional fact sheets are nationwide and strategically target representatives supporting the cuts to Medicaid.
Medicaid Matters New York
Statewide coalition dedicated to advancing the interests of Medicaid beneficiaries.
New York State Department of Health
Overview: W&M and E&C Impacts on New York – 5/18
The New York State Department of Health – Medicaid released a report summarizing the loss of federal funds and Medicaid cuts. The report breaks down impacts of provisions by Ways and Means along with the Energy and Commerce, by congressional district, on enrollment, hospitals, and the statewide fiscal impact.
As a recent report directly from a state agency, it has more up-to-date information along with better projections of losses. A good tool to bring address to congressional representatives.
Food Security: SNAP, WIC
Hunger Solutions New York
Unprecedented Cuts Threaten SNAP Food Assistance for Millions of New Yorkers – 5/19
Hunger Solutions New York’s post outlines the effects federal cuts will have on SNAP. Highlights the impacts of work requirements, burdens on state resources, and effects on families. Stories from SNAP recipients reinforce the data points and included is a separate analysis from the Food Research and Action Center. A message tool is available to send a prepopulated message to Congress.
National WIC Association
National WIC association’s 2025 policy agenda
A general action center that outlines the National WIC Association’s history, efforts, and goals. Provides tools and policy recommendations to strengthen and modernize the WIC programs. Features up-to-date press releases and blog posts from the organization and an action button to send a message to Congress.
Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) Infographic
This infographic shows the impact of SNAP statewide and provides program-level impacts at the congressional district level.
Schuyler Center fact sheet
Improving Food Security for New York’s Children
An overview of SNAP and WIC, and the adminsitrative barriers that prevent families from accessing the full benefits of these programs.
Early Education: Head Start, Child Care
Center for American Progress (CAP) – 4/16
5 Things To Know About Head Start
Report that outlines the essence of the Head Start program, its benefits as well as the effects if eliminated or there are disruptions. The resource has interactive visuals/table reporting on a congressional district along with the representative, funded slots, number of grants, and the funding amount. Something to note is the visualization is data represented by the location of administrative locations of grant recipients. The report was created before the passage of the House Reconciliation Bill.
Child Care Aware of America
The advocacy page is divided into Public Policy, Training and Resources, and Take Action Now. Each of these sections have their own sub-pages each with their own resources ranging from dashboards, reports, blogs, and advocacy tools. Users can submit their stories using their story collection tools.
A page on the Child Care Aware website which has a dedicated section on Child Care Tax Credits on the Federal Level. There are three weblinks with education materials. A separate dedicated page for advocacy is available to send a letter to Congress advocating for Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC).
Child Welfare League of America
Child Welfare League of America Action Center
Featuring links to tell Congress to Protect Medicaid, Fully Fund Human Services (i.e. Head Start and Early Head Start), and Protect the Social Services Block Grant and TANF.
Child Welfare Wonk
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A strategic policy intelligence platform delivering critical, data-driven policy insights to the most influential decision-makers in child and family policy, including via a weekly newsletter.
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Protecting Medicaid: NAEYC’s Brief on Medicaid as an Essential Support for Early Childhood Educators – 5/15
NAEYC blog post centers on Medicaid cuts to add to the growing number of financial burdens on early childhood educators (ECE). Links to numerous other resources are available, including their own survey detailing the economic obstacles alongside the wellbeing of ECEs. There is a call-to-action section that prepopulates a message to the audience’s US Senator and Representative. A catalogue of training webinars is available if the user wishes to get involved in advocacy, registration is required to access the materials. The messaging platform is the same as the Child Welfare League of America Action Center’s tool.
Family Economic Security: Child Tax Credits, Quality of Life Impacts, Housing
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Columbia University Center on Poverty and Social Policy
Child Tax Credit resources and analyses
The Child Tax Credit is one of the largest federal investments in children. Columbia’s research tracks the impacts of the 2021 temporary expansion, which helped reduce child poverty to a historic low; who the Child Tax Credit reaches and who it continues to leave out; the effects of Child Tax Credit policy design choices; anti-poverty estimates of proposed and enacted Child Tax Credit policy changes over time; benefit-cost analyses of a permanent Child Tax Credit expansion; and more.
Immigration
New York For All Act – advocacy resources
Take Action: Legislator email (New York Immigration Coalition)
Children Thrive Action Network – Resources for Providers on Protecting Locations from Immigration Enforcement – 5/19
A library of resources gathered by the Children Thrive Network from various sources ranging from non-profits to governmental agencies. Each of the listed resources is provided with a summary and best uses. The sections are broken down by different populations and settings to guide readers to take proper precautions with law enforcement officials.
New York Immigration Coalition Community Resources for Immigrant NYers
A comprehensive list of immigration resources translated into numerous languages. The resources are broken down in different sections to help specify topic areas-of-interest for immigrants. The New York State Community Toolkit itself is one-stop-shop resource that covers numerous topics that effects immigrants ranging from, but not limited to, health to community safety. Numerous guides are available to inform them of their legal rights along interactions with law enforcement. Know your Rights Wallet Cards are easily digestible and handy guides to be informed of civil rights.