In January 2011, CDF-NY opened an office at the Public Advocacy Center at Touro Law School in Central Islip, New York.   The child poverty rate in both Nassau and Suffolk increased to 7 percent in the last census.  In 2008, 34,375 children were living in poverty on Long Island; in less than two years that number grew to more than 46,000. Many of these children live in homes where at least one parent is working.  Given that poverty is defined at $18,530 for a family of three, we know that many more children on Long Island are “poor” and live in families that are struggling to afford food, housing and other basic necessities.  Through policy analysis, public education, convening key leaders and community engagement, CDF-NY is working to elevate the unique issues facing Long Island’s children and youth and develop strategies to address the increasing poverty and disparities for Long Island’s children.