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Advancing Race Equity
Commissioners’ Committee on Cross-Systems Services for Children and Youth
Coordinating Council on Children with Incarcerated Parents (CCCwIP)
Early Childhood Advisory Council (ECAC)
Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Impact Initiative (ECCS Impact)
Every Student Present
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Workgroup
Interagency Resolution Unit
Head Start Collaboration Project
KIDS COUNT – NYS
Kids’ Well-being Indicators Clearinghouse (KWIC)
Multiple Systems Navigator Website
NYS Mentoring Program
Out-of-State Placement (OSP) Committee
Preschool Development Birth Through Five (NYSB5)

The Council on Children and Families coordinates New York's health, education and human services systems as a means to provide more effective systems of care for children and families.

New PDGB5 Planning Grant

CCF has been awarded the

PDGB5 Planning Grant!

Please read the one-page summary here

for more details.

NYS Child Care, After School, and Home Visiting Programs

Easily locate child care, after school,

and home visiting programs

near you by typing your zip code.

Family Guide to NYS Early Childhood Services - Prenatal through Age 5

A resource guide for families to connect and link

children to early childhood services in New York

State is now downloadable in multiple languages.

Click here to learn more...

NYSB5 Project Activities Update

Our Vision, Activities, Strategic Plan, Parent

Choice and Knowledge, Professional

Development, Quality, Data and Evaluation, and

System Coordination.

Learn More...

CCF Government Transparency Plan

In keeping with Governor Hochul's pledge for greater transparency and accountability in New York State government, the Council on Children and Families is pleased to share its Government Transparency Plan (read it here). To learn more and read the transparency plans from other New York State agencies, authorities and boards, see here.

COVID-19 : Information & Resources

Visit the links below for helpful tips, information, and resources.

* NYS DOH * NYS OMH

* NYS ED * NYS OPWDD

* NYS OASAS * Federal Office of Head Start

* NYS OCFS * NYS Multiple Systems Navigator

* NYS Parent Portal

American Rescue Plan Act Child Care Stabilization

As the American Rescue Plan Act Child Care Stabilization funds for child care providers start to roll out, these funds can be used to support mental health and social and emotional services for staff and children in care. Check out this Social and Emotional Mental Health Supports and Services Menu / Apoyos y Servicios Sociales y Emocionales de Salud Mental para la Primera Infancia that lists resources currently available in New York State.

Please note that this menu is not all inclusive and will be updated as new information and resources become available. If your agency provides mental health or social and emotional services and would like to be listed in this menu, please fill out the Google Form here.