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PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK NYC STUDENTS IMPERILED BY LOSS OF FEDERAL STIMULUS FUNDS AS
CITY SPENDS ON MIGRANTS

By Carl Campanile

Published March 3, 2024, 6:53 p.m. ET

A program that serves thousands of students at risk of dropping out of school
could be on the chopping block as federal emergency COVID funding expires at the
end of June, sources said.

The Learning to Work program receives about three-quarters of its budget — $32
million out of $40 million — from federal pandemic stimulus funding.

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As New York City grapples with the costly migrant crisis, Mayor Eric Adams and
the City Council have to fill the massive hole in the upcoming budget when the
federal dollars disappear on June 30.

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New York City’s Learning to Work program may be at risk when federal emergency
COVID funding expires at the end of June. MIA Studio – stock.adobe.com

The Learning to Work program serves 16,000 students enrolled in 66 second-chance
or transfer schools, 19 Young Adult Borough Centers served by 20
community-based, not-for-profit groups. Many students are behind in academic
credits or have criminal records and are trying to get on track toward
graduation or learn skills to get a job.

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The teens with the greatest needs are being left out in the cold, said Michael
De Vito, executive director of the New York Center for Interpersonal
Development. The program runs three Young Adult Centers at Tottenville, McKee
and Concord high schools on Staten Island. Internship programs are offered at
all three sites.


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“This program needs immediate attention. But we haven’t heard anything from the
Department of Education about our funding other than, ‘We don’t know,'” De Vito
said.

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De Vito said the financial crunch due to the migrant crisis hasn’t helped
matters.

“We’re being told the city has to focus on other priorities, that the city needs
additional resources for the migrants,” he said. “It’s becoming political. We
don’t want to be political. We want our young people taken care of.”

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Michael De Vito, executive director of the New York Center for Interpersonal
Development, called the initiative a “life-saving program.” Michael De Vito Jr.

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The New York City Public Schools have received more than $7 billion in federal
stimulus funding, starting under former Mayor Bill de Blasio, including for the
Learning to Work program.

“At the time using federal dollars to fund the program made sense because we
lost so much in tax revenues during the pandemic. That saved us,” De Vito said.

But he expressed surprise at the lack of planning and direction from City Hall
and the Council about an action plan to address the loss of federal pandemic
dollars.

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“It should not have taken this long to figure it out,” De Vito said.

Another source familiar with budget discussions said the city has no plan — at
least not yet — on how to finance the program.

In a letter De Vito sent to state Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton Feb. 9, he
called the initiative a “life-saving program.”

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Mayor Adams and the City Council have will have to fill the holes in the city
budget when federal funding ends. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

He said at-risk students benefit from small learning environments, intensive
attendance outreach, youth and family counseling, work-based learning,
post-graduate planning and job training and internships. Some of the students,
he noted, are homeless.

“We keep our kids out of jail, supporting them as they surf couches, sit with
them in emergency rooms, making sure they have food to eat and clothes on their
backs,” he said.

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He cited data claiming that students participating in internships in LTW
Programs are 9 times more likely to graduate than those in the same
circumstances, and they have a far better chance of earning a diploma in
YABC/Transfer schools than a traditional public school.

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A city Department of Education rep said Sunday the funding for the program is
still up in the air.

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“Creating and deepening career pathway opportunities for young people is of the
utmost importance for New York City Public Schools. While no final decisions
have been made, we are engaging with Learning to Work providers as we plan for
next year and beyond and recognize the importance of this impactful programming
for our city’s young people,” said DOE spokesperson Chyann Tull.

“As with all programs funded by expiring federal stimulus dollars, we continue
to advocate to our state and local partners to identify new funding to sustain
these programs after this year.”


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