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There are over 700,000 children living in poverty in New York. That’s enough to fill Yankee Stadium more than 15 times over. It’s a figure that allows New York to claim one of the worst child poverty rates in the nation — a position that in 2021 pushed Gov. Kathy Hochul to create the Childhood Poverty Reduction Advisory Council, a promising step in the right direction.

In December, the council recommended a slate of proposals with the potential to significantly reduce childhood poverty. While each of the council’s proposals would serve the state well, its recommendation of a housing voucher program is arguably the most critical. With the potential to reduce childhood poverty by 15.7%, its value is........

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