AGENCY TESTIMONY
Military Family Advocate Program
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Commissioner Hendon details the Military Family Advocate (MFA) program, a collaboration between DVS and NYC Public Schools to improve outreach and support for military families.
- The program aims to have one military family liaison in every public school
- Military Family Advocates receive training on military culture, identifying military families, and connecting them to DVS care coordination
- A successful pilot program in Staten Island identified 242 military families across 55 public schools
- The program is now expanding citywide to reach military and veteran families throughout New York City's public school system
James Hendon
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The military family advocate program, MFA, to expand our outreach and engagement to military families, DBS partner with NYC Public Schools to create the military family advocate program.
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This effort aims to have 1 military family liaison in every public school giving principles the option to designate a staff or faculty member for this role.
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The military family advocates receive training on a military or a military culture, how to identify military families, how to understand their needs, connect them to DBS care coordination, and work within their school community to reduce the stigma around military service members.
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The pilot program in Staten Island saw 55 public schools opt in, identifying 242 military families.
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Building on this success, we're now expanding city wide.
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Onboarding schools from more boroughs and reaching military and veteran families in the largest public school system in the nation.
