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Outreach efforts and long-term sustainability of Big Apple Connect
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Council Member Julie Won inquires about efforts to reach the remaining 20% of NYCHA residents and ensure the long-term sustainability of the Big Apple Connect program. CTO Matthew C. Fraser discusses outreach strategies and steps taken to secure the program's future.
- Plans for grassroots outreach to increase adoption rates
- Request for promotional materials to assist in outreach efforts
- Discussion of baselining funding and contract extensions to ensure program continuity
Julie Won
0:39:26
Okay.
0:39:26
Great.
0:39:27
And then for the 20% remaining in each NYCHA, if you could send the council members a one pager or any sort of printout or promotional that we could post on social or if we can give out at our family days, I'd be happy to do that especially in my NYCHA's.
0:39:44
And then I also had another question about the, is it okay if I ask a few more questions?
0:39:49
For the 2,400,000.0 and before I move on from Big Apple Connect, I just want to triple check.
0:39:54
I know that the chair has asked but we can we can continue to be rest assured that Big Apple Connect will continue on no matter what happens to the administration.
0:40:03
Correct?
Matthew C. Fraser
0:40:03
Yeah.
0:40:03
So part part of the reason why we put the agreements in place and I think the importance of baselining the funding is that smart government should work for the we should work for the people that we serve, and smart decisions should carry on regardless of who sits in the seat.
0:40:18
Mhmm.
0:40:19
The funding being baseline is a very important step, and the contract being extended is another important step.
0:40:26
So to the best of our ability, we've put the building blocks in place to ensure that these services can continue into perpetuity and and I do not expect that that should change.