New York State’s Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council (CPRAC) will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, August 4, at 6 p.m., at Spiritus Christi Church, 121 Fitzhugh Street North, Rochester.
The public hearing will provide an opportunity for CPRAC to present its anti-poverty efforts to date and to hear directly from New Yorkers about the expenses they face and the kinds of interventions that would help them most.
Attendees are invited to offer formal verbal statements and/or provide written responses at the public hearing. To allow time for comments from all attendees, speakers are asked to keep formal verbal statements to 2-3 minutes or less. Attendees will also receive a feedback sheet that they can use to provide written responses.
At the hearing, food will be provided, and Spanish and ASL interpretation services will be offered. Children are welcome, and children’s activities will be available.
Registration is not required to attend or offer statements but is encouraged and can be done by visiting https://tinyurl.com/4337xzvm. Registrants who provide an email address will receive a reminder email with public hearing details a few days before the event.
The Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance will provide a webcast of this meeting in real time on August 4. However, the public hearing will not have the capability to allow for virtual participation. The public hearing will be hosted by CPRAC Co-Chair and OTDA Commissioner Barbara C. Guinn, along with CPRAC Members Pete Nabozny and Candace Cabral.
The statements and feedback received from New Yorkers will continue to inform CPRAC’s anti-poverty efforts, including its recommendations to reduce child poverty and improve program access.
For more information and the link to view this webcast live, visit https://otda.ny.gov/news/meetings/cprac/2026-08-04/.
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