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Concerns about potential reductions in federal funding for youth programs
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Council Member Stevens expresses serious concerns about the status of federal funding for youth programs, highlighting potential shortfalls and the need for contingency planning. She emphasizes the importance of addressing funding gaps to maintain essential services.
- The preliminary budget includes $110.4 million in federal funding for DYCD in FY2025
- Uncertainty about federal funding due to potential policy changes
- Concerns about cuts affecting the Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) population, including loss of Section 8 and NYCHA access
- Stevens calls for collaborative planning to ensure stable housing for affected young people
Althea V. Stevens
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Another area of particular concern for me this year is the status of the federal funding.
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The preliminary budget includes 1 point 110,400,000.0 for federal funding for DYC in fiscal twenty twenty five.
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With all the added addeds being issued the executive orders being issued by the Trump White House, we can never be sure of what funding is in jeopardy.
0:04:29
But it's likely that some proportion of this funding will be reduced or eliminated.
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If the city is unable to secure this federal funding, DYCD would have a shortfall that we need to resolve in the future financial plans.
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We are also hearing that there are already been cuts from federal from the federal government that will affect our RHY population, which which will be stopping section eight and night shot access.
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I would like to hear and I would like for us to work together to develop a plan for those young people to ensure that they have stable homes.