Dear friend,

 
On March 10th, the New York State Senate passed a bill eliminating the child support requirement in order to receive child care subsidies. Unfortunately, the same bill is sitting in the wrong committee in the Assembly—Social Services. It needs to be moved to the Assembly Children and Families Committee, where it can be voted on promptly. The child support requirement currently prevents parents from accessing child care subsidies if they have not sought child support.
 
You can help move this bill by calling Assembly Member Scarborough, Chair of the Children and Families Committee, at (518) 455-4451 and urging him to move this bill into his committee and pass it as quickly as possible.
 
Winning Beginning NY recognizes that there are many reasons why a parent might not pursue a support order—including safety. Children should not suffer because of this requirement. For more information on this issue, see our letter to Governor Paterson supporting elimination of the requirement. 

Please take a minute and call Assembly Member Scarborough at (518) 455-4451 TODAY! Then ask your friends and colleagues to do the same.

Sincerely,

Jenn O’Connor
Winning Beginning NY