Statewide Infancy Leadership Circles

Policy Areas for 2024

By Jenn O’Connor 

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• Child Tax Credit (CTC) was expanded last year to cover children under age four, but still shuts out the lowest income families; amend and increase rate

• Combine the CTC and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) into one Working Families Tax Credit

• NY CAN is the lead: https://newyorkcan.org

What you can do to support these policy priorities:

1. Find the website for your legislator

2. Write a message in support of these items, the more attention they get, the better

3. Do this by the end of 2023 to have the greatest impact

4. Share this information with others!