Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi recently joined Queens activists in calling on New York state to reimagine the child welfare system in the upcoming budget decisions for the next fiscal year.
Hevesi and advocates from the Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York (CCC) and Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies (COFCCA) hosted a virtual panel to outline the need to invest in child welfare and create equitable pandemic recovery for New York families.
Hevesi, who serves as the chair of the Children and Families Committee, said he wants to raise expectations this year by passing the Children and Families Reinvestment Act. This bill has not yet been introduced, but would provide increased funding to the state’s child welfare system.
