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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Andrea Arcila, Representative from New York Edge
8:18:45
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Andrea Arcila, representing New York Edge, testifies to request funding for their organization's programs, emphasizing the importance of social-emotional learning (SEL) and after-school enrichment for underserved students in New York City.
- Requests $250,000 for SEL programming under the council's social and emotional supports for students initiative
- Seeks $1,200,000 for after-school enrichment, a $200,000 increase from the previous year and their first increase in 16 years
- Highlights New York Edge's role as the largest provider of school-based after-school and summer programming in NYC, serving 33,000 students in over 100 schools
Andrea Arcila
8:18:45
Madam chairs and members of the committee, I'm here today to ask that you prioritize New York Edge's fiscal year twenty twenty six citywide funding requests.
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We are seeking 250,000 under the council social and emotional supports for students initiative.
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SEL is integrated into every element of our programming.
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We are, as identified by Mosaic, by ACT, the largest after school provider in the national in the nation offering SEL supports.
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This funding will enable us to support our current SEL programming, providing high quality evidence based social and emotional learning assessments, curriculum, and resources for all of our partner schools, our students, and their families.
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We are also seeking 1,200,000.0 under the council's after school enrichment initiative, an increase of 200,000 over last year.
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This would be our first increase in sixteen years.
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New York Edge is the largest provider of school based after school and summer programming in New York City, serving 33,000 students in over a hundred schools throughout the five boroughs.
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Our mission is to help bridge the opportunity gap among students and underinvested communities.
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Core components of our program include STEM education, social emotional learning and leadership, visual and performing arts, sports, health and wellness, academics, and college and career readiness and summer programs.
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Council citywide funding has enabled us to enrich and expand our school year and summer program and has allowed us to develop and implement new, unique, and engaging programs such as our award winning student led podcast formative, our public publishing program, our heart for art program, our partnership with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, and Read Across New York Edge program.
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New York Edge, its students, and families are extremely grateful for the council's 33 of support.
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Together, we are guiding students so that they grow up healthy, happy, and empowered.
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Together, we are creating the next generation of active and productive community members and problem solvers.
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Together, we
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are creating New York City's next generation.
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Expired.
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Thank you.
Lynn Schulman
8:20:51
You have to just summarize your end.
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Hello?
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Yes.
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Just summarize the ending because we have to we have a lot more people to testify, so we're keeping it two minutes.
Andrea Arcila
8:21:03
Thank you.
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The time has come, however, where increased funding is fine is vitally needed.
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Our city council funding has remained at 1,000,000 for the past fifteen years despite the fact that we have tripled in size and have significantly increased the number of children served.
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We are now looking to meet the needs of the next generation of people by supporting our fiscal year twenty twenty six funding request.
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Okay.
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Thank you so much.
Lynn Schulman
8:21:25
Thank you.