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Council Member Stevens questions DYCD officials on after-school program funding
2:56:44
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Council Member Althea Stevens engages in a Q&A session with DYCD Commissioner Keith Howard and Deputy CFO Christopher Lewis regarding funding for after-school programs, particularly the Compass program. Stevens inquires about the adequacy of funding for providers to expand services and questions why additional funds requested by the City Council were not included in the executive budget.
- Howard affirms that the initial $5,000 investment is crucial for addressing immediate gaps.
- Lewis explains that $195 million has been added to the Compass After School Program through an RFP and concept paper.
- The administration acknowledges the need for increased resources for Compass programs.
Althea Stevens
2:56:44
With the increased cost of materials, salaries, and other expenses, do you feel the funding is significant to allow providers to increase the number of seats?
Keith Howard
2:56:53
Can you repeat that?
Althea Stevens
2:56:55
Basically, you feel like currently with because with this expansion, do you think it's adequate for them to expand with the first five thousand?
Keith Howard
2:57:02
I think the 5,000 in deposit and investment is critical to address some of the gaps that we we see a quick execution.
Althea Stevens
2:57:14
In fifth in the city council fiscal twenty twenty six preliminary budget response, the council called on administration to add a hundred and 54,300,000.0 expense funding for programs related to comprehensive after school system.
2:57:26
Why were those funds not included in the executive budget?
Christopher Lewis
2:57:34
I'm I'm sorry chair Stevens.
2:57:36
I'm not familiar with that specific ask if you can you
Althea Stevens
2:57:40
The budget response, the council asked for additional funding for for campus providers, why was that not included in the executive
Christopher Lewis
2:57:47
plan?
2:57:49
So again, our our our goal and intention for funding for the the Compass After School Program resources is to build that through the RFP and the concept paper, of which we did add a hundred and $95,000,000 to the the system to be able to to achieve and achieve that goal.
2:58:06
We understand the concerns and and obviously agree and and that's why the administration has deemed it necessary to to increase the the resources for the the Compass.