We're Fighting Childhood Poverty. You Can Help.

Rochester City Council, via the People, Parks and Public Works Committee, will hold a series of hearings with local childhood advocacy leaders as City Council Vice President LaShay D. Harris launches a new coalition-building initiative to fortify the ongoing effort to combat childhood poverty in Rochester.

Hearings will be held on Dec. 3 and Dec. 10 from 4 to 6 p.m. in City Council Chambers.  Vice President Harris will call on local experts to take stock of the ongoing effort to reduce childhood poverty within the city and in the broader Rochester area. 

Alongside the hearings, Vice President Harris will host a youth session on Nov. 18 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Park.  There, Rochester youth will have an opportunity to participate in dialogue with elected officials and advocates, and offer their own ideas and experiences related to childhood poverty in the city. 

Additionally, City Council has launched a new survey in collaboration with The Children’s Agenda to better understand the impact of childhood poverty.  The survey, accessible at https://forms.office.com/r/jeN1QJ8SDg, will take input from city residents on the causes and solutions to childhood poverty to help inform an upcoming report by the People, Parks and Public Works Committee.  Residents may also complete the survey in Spanish at https://forms.office.com/r/CkbrSNx9Gd