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Explanation of changes in MOIA Immigration Legal Support Centers model
1:58:59
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Commissioner Castro explains the changes in the new model for MOIA Immigration Legal Support Centers, which will replace ACTION NYC. The new model aims to improve services by funding up to 25 centers across New York City in immigrant-dense neighborhoods.
- Services will be provided closer to communities that need them
- Support will be offered in community languages by local organizations
- The procurement process is ongoing, with providers to be announced in the coming months
- The new program is set to launch in July 2025
Alexa Avilés
1:58:59
So in terms of Action NYC being replaced by the Moya Immigration Legal Support Center, can you explain the changes in the new model and how they are expected to improve services?
Manuel Castro
1:59:14
And just to clarify, the current providers are fully funded through the end of the fiscal year.
1:59:21
So the funds that are now available will be in addition to what they are funded currently in fiscal year twenty five.
1:59:33
So I shared in the last hearing, we laid out a comprehensive plan for the Moya immigration legal immigration support centers, which includes funding up to 25 centers across New York City in immigrant dense neighborhoods so that the services are closer to the communities that need them and that they are provided in their own languages by their own community organizations.
2:00:04
That said, it is an ongoing procurement.
2:00:07
We laid out the specifics in the request for proposals that we published.
2:00:14
We took into consideration and adopted many of the recommendations provided through this process.
2:00:21
And I'm happy to report that we're on track to announcing the providers in the coming months and to kick off by July of twenty twenty five.