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What are the main concerns for lead being present in the home?

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For Lead Poisoning Prevention week, we interviewed EPA Certified Lead Risk Assessor, David Lapierre based out of Syracuse about his experience working with lead remediation and removal. Stay tuned for more from our interview with David throughout the week!

Find a New York State Certified Lead Abatement Firm Near You!

Homes and buildings built before 1978 are more likely to have lead based paint. When exposed, lead paint causes severe major health ailments for children + adults.     The only way to prevent these life threatening ailments from lead dust from occurring is lead abatement, which permanently removes lead based paint from the property. […]

The Lead Paint Right to Know Passed in the Assembly!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, May 29, 2024 Contact: Jasmine Phillip, Clean+Healthy (518) 354-3263, Advocates Applaud NYS Assembly for Passing Important Lead Paint Bill Protecting New York State Children, Urge Immediate Senate Action  The Senate has only two weeks to pass a bill that will save thousands of children from preventable ailments due to lead […]

Earth Day Advocacy Day

We celebrated Earth Day by advocating for the end of childhood lead poisoning in New York State.  Children in New York are exposed to some of the highest levels of lead poisoning in the county, and children of color. Lead poisoning has serious health effects, especially in children and pregnant people. Some of the common […]

Lead Free Kids Advocacy Day Tuesday, May 9th

The Lead Free Kids NY Coalition will be holding an advocacy day in Albany next Tuesday, May 9th from 11am-4pm. Join us to tell legislators to pass the Lead Free Kids Bill Package this year!

CDF NY’s Whole Child, Whole Community FY2024 Budget Teach-In

On Sunday, March 12th, at 6pm, the Children’s Defense Fund-New York’s (CDF-NY) held their “Whole Child, Whole Community FY2024 Budget Teach-In,” to hear from fierce youth advocates, impacted community leaders and state elected officials as we explain the critical budget needs of marginalized children, youth, young adults, families and their communities and the investments New […]

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

Teach-In and Day of Action   CDF-NY’s Whole Child, Whole Community Week of Action Promo Video, which features a New York childhood lead poisoning statistic.  Dear Advocate,   Lead Free Kids New York (LFKNY) invites you to participate in a teach-in on Sunday, March 12th, at 6pm and a day of action on Thursday, March […]