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Delayed payments for Summer Rising providers
2:44:02
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Council Member Stevens raises concerns about Summer Rising providers not being paid for last year's programming, asking how they're expected to cover upfront costs for this summer. Deputy Commissioner Halbridge acknowledges payment delays and outlines steps being taken to address the issue.
- Some providers have not been paid for last year's Summer Rising program
- DYCD is working on implementing contract changes and registering FY26 continuation actions
- The agency hopes that upcoming initial advances will help providers with cash flow
Althea Stevens
2:44:02
According to some Verizon providers, they have not been paid for last year programming.
2:44:06
As parents are already ready already receiving slots for this summer, providers are understandably concerned about how they will cover upfront costs like staff and train staff trainings and program ramp up while waiting for last year's reimbursement.
2:44:20
What why have last year's summer rising providers not been paid yet and how does this agency expect providers to manage fiscal demands of launching this summer summer
Jeremy Halbridge
2:44:41
actions have been implemented in the systems and contracts that they have.
2:44:44
We do know that there have been delays in payments and that has caused problems for our providers.
2:44:49
We are working hard to ensure that the time to implement those changes and on their contract rate summarizing is an add on to the base contracts, something that we've talked about with you before.
2:45:03
You've expressed your support there or not.
2:45:09
What we are trying to do to get ahead of that, right, is as the next summer rolls out, ensure we have that information and can roll them into the new contracts.
2:45:20
Specifically right now, we're working on FY twenty six continuation actions and Compass is one of the programs that are in that.
2:45:28
And so our first and main priority is to get those contracts registered so that we can get payments out the door via the initial advances that have been discussed coming up going forward, and it's our hope that those advances will help them with that.