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Plan area · 6 agencies

Children, Youth, Older Adults & Families

Child welfare, aging, social services, veterans, youth development, and public schools

44 proposed goals 15 issue categories

Plan area context

New York City is home to one of the nation's largest and most diverse youth populations, with over 1 million children enrolled in NYC public schools. Systemic inequities shape outcomes from birth: Black and Hispanic children are disproportionately represented in the child welfare system, more likely to experience food insecurity, and less likely to have access to high-quality early childhood education. In NYC, approximately 36.1% of SCR intakes in FY2025 involved African American/Black non-Hispanic families and 46.2% involved Hispanic/Latino families, while they represent a smaller share of the total population.

Unified commitment

The six agencies in this section aim to break down the barriers that prevent children and families from thriving. Together, they commit to addressing the root causes of child poverty, youth justice system involvement, inadequate support for older adults, and homelessness.

Agencies in this plan area

Administration for Children's Services

ACS

2 ST 4 MT 5 LT
  • Short-Term: Launch school-based early support prevention services that assist families proactively, minimizing the risk of involveme…
  • Short-Term: Increase community-based referrals to prevention services that support families, minimizing the risk of involvement with…
  • Medium-Term: Continue to invest in training ACS staff and providers to provide quality services to the communities most impacted by A…
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Department for the Aging

DFTA

1 ST 3 MT 1 LT
  • Short-Term: Prioritize training staff on inclusive program delivery that enhances productivity and career advancement; and fosters b…
  • Medium-Term: Prioritize agency resources to address historical inequities in underserved neighborhoods
  • Medium-Term: Ensure that diverse communities feel a sense of inclusion and belonging at Older Adult Centers and through home delivere…
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Department of Social Services – Human Resources Administration and Department of Homeless Services

DSS

3 ST 6 MT 2 LT
  • Short-Term: Expand access to agency benefits and services to combat economic instability, which is disproportionately experienced by…
  • Short-Term: Address racial inequities in access to stable housing through improving connections for clients in shelter to permanent …
  • Short-Term: Address secondary traumatic stress symptoms for frontline staff working directly with clients who have experienced traum…
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Department of Veterans' Services

DVS

1 ST 1 MT 1 LT
  • Short-Term: Support Veterans in gaining greater awareness of affordable and supportive housing opportunities, informed by agency dis…
  • Medium-Term: Pursue structural reform to rectify policies that have consistently been harmful to the socio-economic mobility of Veter…
  • Long-Term: Enhance the city’s capacity to assist Veterans who seek to have their discharge status upgraded and identify and address…

Department of Youth and Community Development

DYCD

1 ST 1 MT 1 LT
  • Short-Term: Increase capacity building of emerging nonprofit organizations to compete for opportunities and effectively manage contr…
  • Medium-Term: Increase awareness and understanding of DYCD’s programs and strengthen community voice by expanding opportunities for in…
  • Long-Term: Prioritize DYCD’s investments in communities with the highest needs using a data driven approach

NYC Public Schools

NYCPS

3 ST 4 MT 4 LT
  • Short-Term: Ensure that NYCPS makes consistent and timely payments to Community Based Organizations, Family Child Care Networks, and…
  • Short-Term: Build a workforce that emphasizes culturally responsive and sustaining instruction and recognizes and addresses the role…
  • Short-Term: Address the disproportionate placement of Black boys with disabilities in District 75 schools during the kindergarten In…
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