Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg outlined his FY2014 Preliminary Budget yesterday and for the second year in a row outlined massive proposed cuts to early childhood and afterschool programs. Providers and advocates who had mounted a major grassroots campaign last year to win $150 million in restorations of these cuts expressed extreme disappointment and vowed to prepare for battle again.
“I am, once again, disappointed to see all of the… Continue reading...
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has launched NYC Restore, a comprehensive effort to connect residents and businesses impacted by Hurricane Sandy with financial, health, environmental, nutritional and residential services, as well as Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) reimbursement processing. The initiative consists of seven NYC Restoration Centers, accessible, neighborhood offices located in the communities that were hit the hardest to provide long-term assistance to New Yorkers. The centers located in Far… Continue reading...
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg proposed his FY 2012-13 Executive Budget yesterday. He highlighted that the budget “won’t impose any new taxes on New Yorkers, maintains the strength of the NYPD and continues our strong support for public schools.” What he didn’t emphasize was that it also features a host of cuts to current human service programs, including an estimated $170 million reduction in early childhood and after-school capacity. Advocates, who… Continue reading...
As part of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s Young Men’s Initiative, the NYC Department of Probation (DOP), in collaboration with the Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO), is seeking three to six qualified vendors to operate the AIM (Advocate, Intervene, Mentor) program. AIM is an intensive mentoring and advocacy program serving adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18 who are on juvenile probation or facing institutional placement as a result of… Continue reading...
The Center for Economic Opportunity, a city office that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg created in 2006 to try new approaches to battling poverty, has won an award for innovation from the Harvard Kennedy School, the mayor announced in his weekly radio address on Sunday. The office, known as the Center for Economic Opportunity, has used a mix of public and private money to test initiatives that include giving… Continue reading...
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