The constant influx of migrant families, and subsequent increased student enrollment, alongside the disparity in funding in public school programs in Mayor Eric Adams’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget, has raised concerns from Advocates for Children of New York
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The organization said the city provided $4 million in the previous two years for immigrant family outreach that addressed language barriers through community-based organizations , and that this funding does not exist in the coming fiscal year budget., which mainly helps young children regardless of their immigration status, will expire at the end of June. The program, subsidized by the city and run by four CBOs partnered with the city, has helped more than 600 children.
While the AFC wants a $20 million investment for the program in the upcoming budget, the New York City Council urged the administration to reinstate the $10 million in previous funding to Promise NYC in itsA spokesperson for the Administration for Children’s Services said the initiative achieved its objective of enrolling 600 children and is working to address the problem further.
The final demand from the AFC was a $3 million investment in English Language Learning programs in current transfer schools.give those ages 16–21 who dropped out or fell behind on credits in high school a chance to earn their diplomas.
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