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Citizens' Committee for Children of New York (CCC) is a non-governmental organization based in New York City and founded in 1944 that provides "a voice for children, especially poor and vulnerable children and children with special needs" as the city's "only locally-based, multi-issue child advocacy organization" working towards its aim of making the city a better place for children.〔(Who We Are ), Citizens' Committee for Children. Accessed February 22, 2009.〕 Eleanor Roosevelt, Adele Rosenwald Levy and Marion Ascoli (daughters of Julius Rosenwald), Judge Justine W. Polier, Alfred J. Kahn, Dr. Kenneth Clark, and Benjamin Spock were among CCC's founders and early leaders. 〔(60th Anniversary Annual Report, pages 3-4 ), Citizens' Committee for Children. Accessed October 31, 2009.〕 Though Charlotte Carr, of Chicago's Hull House, was CCC's first Executive Director, Trude Lash, longtime friend of Eleanor Roosevelt, was its first Program Director in 1946 and served as Executive Director for 20 years from 1952 until 1972.〔("Trude Wenzel Lash, 95, An Advocate for Children" ), ''The New York Times'', February 6, 2004. Accessed October 31, 2009.〕 In May 1954, the organization elected Dean Kenneth W. Johnson of the Columbia University School of Social Work to serve as its chairman, succeeding Leonard W. Mayo, who became a director of the committee.〔Staff. ("Columbia Dean to Head Committee for Children" ), ''The New York Times'', May 25, 1954. Accessed February 22, 2009.〕 A November 2008 article in ''The New York Times'' documented the effects of the economic downturn on charitable organizations. Executive director Jennifer March-Joly described how the organization was working to deal with the demise of Lehman Brothers, which had covered most of the cost of promoting Works on Paper, a fund-raising art auction the held each February.〔Deutsch, Claudia. ("Keeping the Promise to Help Children" ), ''The New York Times'', November 10, 2008. Accessed February 22, 2009.〕 ==Programs and proposals== The Citizen's Committee for Children has advocated on behalf of a number of proposed legislative changes that would benefit children and their families: *Birthright Trust Fund (BTF) - an account would be created at birth for all children in New York City or New York State that would be started with a government contribution of approximately $500, with additional contributions made to this account for low-income families from relatives, charitable organizations and the children themselves. Beneficiaries would be able to start making withdrawals at age 18 to fund education or a new business or place a down payment on a home, to foster steps that lead to economic self-sufficiency.〔(Birthright Trust Fund ), Citizens' Committee for Children. Accessed February 22, 2009.〕 *Child Care Tax Credit - In contrast to the existing non-refundable Child and Dependent Care Credit, a refundable New York City Child Care Tax Credit would be based on family income and would be returned as a refund if there were no other taxes to offset the amount, with a phase-out as income increased. With legislative changes, the proposal would provide cash to 48,000 families in New York City families and as many as 1.8 million nationwide.〔(Child Care Tax Credit ), Citizens' Committee for Children. Accessed February 22, 2009.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Citizens' Committee for Children」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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