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Relationship between Fresh Start and CUNY Reconnect programs
0:56:20
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Council Member Eric Dinowitz inquires about how potential Fresh Start funding would interact with the existing CUNY Reconnect program. CUNY representatives explain how the two programs would complement each other.
- Fresh Start and Reconnect programs are seen as complementary
- Fresh Start does not have the age limitations of Reconnect (25 to 55)
- CUNY would target students outside the Reconnect age range with Fresh Start
- The goal is to reach as many students as possible across both programs
- This approach allows for a more comprehensive coverage of student needs
Eric Dinowitz
0:56:20
Are you suggesting that I mean, we allocate funds, let's say, in the budget.
0:56:26
Right?
0:56:27
Any funding that goes towards Fresh Start would just be folded in to reconnect.
0:56:31
Is is that kind of your your vision for how that would work?
0:56:51
I wanna turn it back to council member Brewer.
Reine Sarmiento
0:56:35
I think they complement one another because the new program doesn't have the age limitation.
0:56:41
So what we would do is target the students that are not in that 25 to 55 so that we could reach as many students as we can.