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Overview of CASA program and eligibility criteria
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Council Member Narcisse inquires about the Cultural After School Adventures (CASA) program, its eligibility criteria, and how organizations can participate. DCLA representatives explain the program's structure and eligibility requirements.
- CASA provides after-school arts programs in all five boroughs
- City Council members designate schools and arts organizations for CASA
- Any organization that submits a complete application on time is eligible for designation
Mercedes Narcisse
1:30:14
Can you give me an overview of how an organization can participate in CASA?
1:30:20
What criteria does DCLA use to determine whether cultural organization is eligible to participate in CASA.
Audrey St. Clair
1:30:32
CASA is our Cultural After School Adventures Program, which is eligible through students and schools in all five boroughs, and the beauty of CASA is that city council members are able to designate the schools and the arts organizations that do this incredibly important work in the after school space.
1:30:54
And so we rely on city council to make those determinations in
Salma Baksha
1:31:01
terms of
Audrey St. Clair
1:31:01
the best fit for organizations, as well as schools that can benefit from the wonderful opportunity that CASA provides.
Mercedes Narcisse
1:31:10
So any organization that they council member
Lance Polivy
1:31:16
organization that supports a complete application on time to the Department of Cultural Affairs is eligible for designation.
1:31:24
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