{"id":15004,"date":"2026-01-08T21:09:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T21:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/new-york\/?p=15004"},"modified":"2026-01-08T21:23:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T21:23:52","slug":"no-kid-hungrys-rachel-sabella-on-governor-hochul-mayor-mamdanis-plan-to-expand-child-care-access-across-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/new-york\/no-kid-hungrys-rachel-sabella-on-governor-hochul-mayor-mamdanis-plan-to-expand-child-care-access-across-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"NO KID HUNGRY\u2019S RACHEL SABELLA ON GOVERNOR HOCHUL, MAYOR MAMDANI\u2019S PLAN TO EXPAND CHILD CARE ACCESS ACROSS NEW YORK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">For Immediate Release<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Contact:\u00a0<\/b>Justin Henry \/\u00a0<u><a title=\"mailto:jhenry@rubenstein.com\" href=\"mailto:jhenry@rubenstein.com\" data-linkindex=\"0\">jhenry@rubenstein.com<\/a><\/u>\u00a0\/ 908.448.8397<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>NEW YORK, NY (January 8, 2026)\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani today announced a transformative plan to expand child care access for New York families.\u00a0<b>The following statement is attributable to Rachel Sabella, Director of No Kid Hungry New York:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernor Hochul and Mayor Mamdani\u2019s joint effort to expand access to affordable, reliable\u00a0child care\u00a0will have a direct, transformative impact on family stability and food security.\u00a0Child care\u00a0is often the single largest expense for families with young children. Reducing or eliminating that cost allows families to afford other essentials, like groceries, housing, and utilities. Just as importantly,\u00a0safe\u00a0and dependable\u00a0child care\u00a0allows parents and caregivers to work, pursue education, or access job training \u2013 all critical steps toward long-term economic mobility.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAddressing hunger means addressing the systems that drive economic insecurity. Affordable, accessible\u00a0child care\u00a0is a foundational step toward building a sustainable pathway for children and their families to grow, learn, and thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Immediate Release Contact:\u00a0Justin Henry \/\u00a0jhenry@rubenstein.com\u00a0\/ 908.448.8397 &nbsp; NEW YORK, NY (January 8, 2026)\u00a0\u2013 New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani today announced a transformative&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-15004","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-press-release"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NO KID HUNGRY\u2019S RACHEL SABELLA ON GOVERNOR HOCHUL, MAYOR MAMDANI\u2019S PLAN TO EXPAND CHILD CARE ACCESS ACROSS NEW YORK - NEW YORK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/new-york\/no-kid-hungrys-rachel-sabella-on-governor-hochul-mayor-mamdanis-plan-to-expand-child-care-access-across-new-york\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NO KID HUNGRY\u2019S RACHEL SABELLA ON GOVERNOR HOCHUL, MAYOR MAMDANI\u2019S PLAN TO EXPAND CHILD CARE ACCESS ACROSS NEW YORK - NEW YORK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"For Immediate Release Contact:\u00a0Justin Henry \/\u00a0jhenry@rubenstein.com\u00a0\/ 908.448.8397 &nbsp; 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