Thousands of advocates, providers, parents and children from Northern Manhattan turned out yesterday afternoon – together with a host of elected officials — to rally against Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed cuts to childcare and after-school services.   The area, they say, will be left with 1,500 – 3,000 fewer afterschool slots for neighborhood children come September 1st as a result of the cut. The four Northern Manhattan Council Districts alone will lose… Continue reading...

Opposition to Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed cuts to after-school and early childhood programs will be the theme at several additional rallies now scheduled in communities across the City today.  The Campaign for Children – a coalition of youth services and early childhood service providers – has dubbed these events “Lights Out” Day in an effort to drive home the message of what the closing of 172 after-school programs serving almost 25,000… Continue reading...

Opposition to Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed cuts to early childhood and after-school programs is moving beyond the usual confines of City Hall park and is rapidly spreading to neighborhoods and communities across the City.   Over the next few days, a number of rallies are being organized by advocates, community groups and nonprofit service providers in Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and upper Manhattan.

Last week, it was learned that 172… Continue reading...