Press Coverage
Press articles and opinions on this page covers many of the initiatives guiding SCAA's efforts.
Report: Health Care Reform Working In NY, But ...
The Schuyler Center’s Kate Breslin speaks with the media about children’s health coverage, the Governor’s State of the State and the importance of passing health insurance exchange legislation. -see story and play radio interview
OPWDD video interview with Jim Lytle
The Office for People with Developmental Disabilities has released video interviews that shed light on new developments in health care and managed long-term care that can inform strategies for achieving the purposes and planned reforms of the People First Waiver. A video interview with SCAA Board Chair Jim Lytle, and Office for People with Developmental Disabilities Commissioner Burke is here.
MORE ON GED TESTING AND PREPARATION
New York Nonprofit Press (September 21, 2011) By Bruce Carmel - Yesterday I attended a forum entitled “Reforming New York’s GED System: How to Raise the State’s Dismal GED Attainment Rate and Ensure More of Those with a GED Go on to College.” This event was sponsored by the Schuyler Center, the Center for an Urban Future, and the Center for New York City Affairs [at] the New School, and made possible by a generous grant from the Working Poor Families Project. -see story
"People First" Waiver Steering Committee Named
New York Nonprofit Press (June 6, 2011) - NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) Commissioner Courtney Burke announced the appointments of members of the State’s new “People First Waiver Steering Committee”. The 32-member body includes nine representatives of provider agencies and associations in addition to individuals and family members, outside experts, and representatives of government. -see story
Get to work on health insurance exchange
timesunion.com (June 2, 2011) Opinion by Kate Breslin -
Federal health care reform brought the promise of more affordable health insurance for millions of New Yorkers. But that promise cannot be fulfilled without state action. Yet Albany is procrastinating. -see opinion
Who Cares in Albany?
New York Nonprofit Press (March 8, 2011) Who in Albany cares about the $400 million in proposed cuts to human services programs in Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Budget? Yesterday, the Human Services Council of New York together with its upstate partners and individuals who rely on those services were asking that question – and answering it with a petition signed by over 2,000 individuals and nonprofit organizations. -see story
Who Cares? You Do! HSC Launches Advocacy Campaign
New York Nonprofit Press (February 14, 2011) The Human Services Council of New York (HSC) has announced the launch of a new grassroots advocacy campaign -- “Who Cares? I Do.” The goal of the campaign is to mobilize statewide support to protect human services programs from deep New York State and City funding cuts by highlighting the devastating impacts which these budget cuts will have on all New Yorkers. -see story
Invest early in child education
timesunion.com (January 26, 2011) Letter to the Editor By Winning Beginning NY conveners -
It was thrilling to see high school students share the stage with Gov. Andrew Cuomo during his first State of the State address -- and to hear his acknowledgment that they are our state's future. -see letter
Governor Cuomo Announces Health Commissioner Unanimously Confirmed by New York State Senate
governor.ny.gov (January 24, 2011) Press release - Albany, NY -Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced Nirav R. Shah, M.D., M.P.H., has been unanimously confirmed by the New York State Senate as Commissioner of the Department of Health. -see press release
Save the kids, from poverty
timesunion.com (November 2, 2010) Op-Ed By Denise Harlow and Kate Breslin -
Americans believe that if they get a good education and work hard, they can do anything. That's the American Dream. Many of us have been able to realize our parents' hopes that we would have greater opportunity and enjoy a better life. Yet for many children, a life lived in poverty or even a brief tumble into poverty can mean that their dreams might be deferred or lost forever. - see Op-Ed
Youths battle 'disconnection'
Schenectady Gazette (September 26, 2010) Capital Region Section By Sara Foss-
The day begins with a discussion called "Our Friends, Our Choice." -download story
High school dropouts face difficult task in job market
Schenectady Gazette (September 26, 2010) Capital Region Section By Sara Foss -What is the value of a high school diploma? Since dropping out of high school at the age of 16, Hank Graham has learned the answer to that question.
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Schuyler Center names new CEO
The Business Review (June 16, 2010) - The Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy, a nonprofit working to shape health, welfare and human services policies in New York, has named a new president and CEO. - download story
Breslin Succeeds Schimke at Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
New York Nonprofit Press (June 17, 2010) - Kate Breslin has been named as the new President and CEO of the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy (SCAA), a statewide nonprofit working to shape policies to improve health, welfare and human services in New York State. -download story
Juvenile justice in need of reform
timesunion.com (June 11, 2010) Letter to the Editor By Diane Mastin - The June 2 editorial, "Juvenile prisons need adult eyes," raised important issues related to New York's juvenile justice system and the latest incident at Goshen Secure Center. -see letter
Mental health patients await housing decision
Legislativegazette.com (March 15, 2010) By Emily Claire Atkin - Mental health advocates are continuing their push for state officials to comply with a federal court's order to integrate New Yorkers with psychiatric disabilities who are living in institutionalized housing back into their communities. -see story
State leaders, advocates lauded for supporting youth with special needs
Legislativegazette.com (February 16, 2010) By Sara A. Emmert- Families Together in New York State presented legislators and advocates with awards Jan. 9 in Albany at an event conducted to honor their work in helping pass pro-special needs legislation and ensuring the state is better able to assist children with social, emotional and behavioral challenges. -see story
NYS Trails the Nation in GED Success
WAMC Northeast Public Radio (January 11, 2010) By Susan Barnett - New York State is the leader in the nation offering access to the high school equivalency exam, but it's dead last in the percentage of people who actually pass it. That's the results of a new study released today, and Hudson Valley bureau chief Susan Barnett reports that it appears the difference between success and failure is preparation. -hear audio
N.Y. last in GED pass rate; poor preparation cited
poughkeepsiejournal.com (January 11, 2010) By Cara Matthews - ALBANY — New York provides the most access to the GED exam in the country but suffers from the lowest passage rate of any state, signaling the need for better test-preparation programs, a report released Monday recommends. -see story
Group: N.Y. GED program needs help
stargazette.com (January 10, 2010) By Cara Matthews - ALBANY -- New York provides the most access to the GED exam in the country but suffers from the lowest passage rate of any state, signaling the need for better test-preparation programs, a report released Monday recommends. -see story
Mentally ill protest state housing plan
Advocates await court's decision
Legislativegazette.com (December 7, 2009) By Bob Bennett - While a protest by hundreds of mentally ill residents seeking community housing raged on outside the governor's midtown Manhattan office, their advocates held a press conference Nov. 24 in Albany on the same issue. -see story
Save home visits from budget cuts
timesunion.com (November 18, 2009) Letter to the editor - As a business leader who cares about the end game in terms of the state's work force, I question the governor's across-the-board budget cuts ("Paterson argues for swift deficit action," Nov. 9) especially when they threaten programs like voluntary home visiting that are proven to give back to people and the economy. - see letter
Programs helping youths need funding, group says
pressconnects.com (July 25, 2009) ALBANY - A children's advocacy group is calling on state lawmakers to increase funding for programs to get disconnected youths integrated back into society and help them live successful lives. Almost 200,000 youths between the ages of 16 and 24 in New York are unemployed, not enrolled in school and lack caring adults to help them, the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy said in a report released Friday. -see story
Report: How to Save New York's “Disconnected Youth”
Public News Service (July 23, 2009) By Mark Scheerer - Albany, NY - More than 200,000 young New Yorkers, between the ages of 16 and 24, considered "disconnected" by family advocates, need education, jobs and housing, according to a new report being unveiled today. They are identified as outside the work force, at risk of losing a job, or already headed into trouble. -see story |
