Your Support Powers Our Movement…Let’s Build On It In 2025!

Hi Ashley,   As we close out 2024, AQE is reflecting on all that you've helped us accomplish for New York's children and families:  advocating for full funding for our public schools,  fighting to improve the Foundation Aid formula so all our students can thrive, pushing for universal child care,  calling for better wages for our early childhood care providers,  and standing up against harmful budget cuts.    With your support, we've made it clear that every child deserves a quality education, and that all of New York State's communities - urban, rural, and suburban - must be supported. With your help, we are ensuring every child in New York has the opportunity to succeed.   Looking ahead to 2025, we know that significant challenges lie ahead, from political opposition to threats against vital public services. As we enter AQE's 25th year of service, we remain steadfast in our commitment to fighting for a more just and equitable future for all of our children.   None of this is possible without you.   Join us today in ensuring AQE's Advocacy Day is a success. Your $25 gift will support: Transportation to bring community members to Albany, where our parent leaders and volunteers will demand fully funded public schools and well-resourced child care. Meals and materials for 20 parents, students, and community members, ensuring they are prepared to effectively advocate with policymakers.   Language interpretation, so every voice can be heard.   Please join us for these impactful events: Child Care Advocacy Day on January 28 AQE Advocacy Day on February 4    These events are your opportunity to meet directly with elected officials and demand the resources our children and communities need. Space for both events is limited, so be sure to RSVP and reserve your seat today! Whether through donations, sharing our message, or volunteering, your support helps keep our momentum strong. Together, we can create the change we all want to see in the world— it takes solidarity to make it happen.    Thank you for being a critical part of the fight for New York's children and families. In solidarity, Marina Marcou-O'Malley Co-Executive Director Zakiyah Shaakir-Ansari Co-Executive Director AQENY.org Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram DONATE

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You sipped, you smiled, you hydrated!

Let's take a moment to drink in 2024… ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­

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Governor Hochul Failed Us - But We're Not Giving Up On Child Care

Hi Ashley,   Thank you for everything you've done this year. Your voice, together with the leadership of strong legislators, helped enact the Presumptive Eligibility Bill (A.4099-A/S.4667-A) - a step forward, but one that was in the end watered down with Governor Hochul's final signature. While this bill now makes it easier for some families to access child care, we still have a long way to go.   In the past few days, Governor Hochul vetoed two critical child care bills that would have made a real difference for working families: The Decoupling Bill (A.8878/S.8152) would have guaranteed stable, reliable child care for families with unpredictable work hours, like those in retail, hospitality, and gig work.  Ending the Minimum Earnings Requirement Bill (A.1303-A/S.4924-A) would have removed income barriers and opened access to child care for the state's most vulnerable families.   By vetoing these bills, Governor Hochul failed to act in the best interests of working families. These weren't just policy failures - they were a blow to Black, brown, immigrant, and low-income communities who need affordable, reliable child care to survive and thrive.   But we won't give up. Join us on Child Care Advocacy Day on January 28 and help us continue the fight for the child care system New York's families need. Sign up today!   Our fight to make New York a place where families can afford to stay continues. This upcoming year, we will to fight so that more families can access child care programs without giving up other necessities in their lives to be able to afford that. We will fight so that child care educators get paid a thriving wage for the service they provide. We will fight to make sure that children in need of special education services get them AND that the programs that provide them are compensated appropriately. For more information, click here. In solidarity, Marina Marcou-O'Malley Co-Executive Director AQENY.org Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram DONATE

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