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Childhood lead exposure is an urgent crisis in New York.

“Lead exposure at a young age can ruin our children’s lives before they can even truly begin” – Enoshja Ruffin, impacted parent and community organizer

Explore the grave burden of childhood lead poisoning in New York. Get the facts.

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Budget and Policy Priorities

Learn more about our legislative priorities for pivoting to a framework of prevention of childhood lead poisoning in New York – so that we can find and fix lead hazards before they harm our children. Get the PDF.

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Join our coalition!

Lead Free Kids New York (LFKNY) is a growing statewide coalition of individuals, groups and organizations working together to end New York’s childhood lead exposure and poisoning crises. Join us.

NYS District 30 Senator Cordell Cleare, District 61 Senator Sean Ryan, District 149 Assemblymember Jonathan Rivera, Sonal Jessel, MPH, and other coalition members at the Lead Free Kids NY press conference in Albany on March 31, 2022.

Welcome to the website of Lead Free Kids New York (LFKNY), a growing statewide coalition of individuals, groups and organizations working together to end New York’s childhood lead exposure and poisoning crises.  Explore our site to learn more about who we are, our policy priorities and how you can get involved in our movement to ensure all New York children are #LeadFreeKidsNY.

Updates from Lead Free Kids New York

Join LKFNY’s Teach-In & Day of Action!

March 13, 2023 

Teach-In and Day of Action   CDF-NY’s Whole Child, Whole Community Week of Action Promo Video, which features a NewRead More

Lead Free Kids NY 2023 Fact Sheet

February 14, 2023 

Please read and download our 2-page fact sheet about our coalition’s 2023 priorities for our State legislators. We encourage youRead More

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Join Our Movement Today

Let’s work together to end New York’s childhood lead exposure and poisoning crises.

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NYS District 30 Senator Cordell Cleare and Sonal Jessel, MPH at the Lead Free Kids NY press conference in Albany on March 31, 2022.

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