TASC has supported New York City in building, and works to help it expand and enhance the largest municipally funded system of daily after-school programs in the nation. This system includes New York’s Out-of-School Time and Beacon programs largely based in public schools, as well as 40 school-based TASC programs supported by the New York City Council, and high school summer job and internship programs.
In the face of recession, TASC has played a leading role in helping policymakers and elected officials find ways to stave off deep cuts to programs that serve kids and families.
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AT A GLANCE About eight in ten kids who attend New York City programs live in families that struggle financially. Kids get a third square meal each day from programs that serve supper, while they also learn about healthy eating and the benefits of being active. |
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Some 400,000 New York City kids still lack access to daily, comprehensive after-school programs. Without access to programs that meet every day until 6, many parents cannot hold 9-to-5 jobs. While after-school addresses kids’ developmental needs and their parents’ need for child cares, other urgent needs go unaddressed in neighborhoods with too few programs.
Many of the 30,000 people in New York City's after-school workforce live in the neighborhoods where they work. Not only do they spend money in communities struggling to survive this downturn, they also get many opportunities to develop themselves professionally and move into careers such as teaching and social work.
Many programs have long lists of kids waiting to enroll, as well as local college students, teaching artists and parents eager to find work in their communities.
TASC strategically identifies opportunities to influence policymakers and elected officials on issues of youth and education policy and fair funding. In the face of recessionary pressures, TASC and our partners successfully advocated to protect youth programs – including summer jobs and drop-out prevention – from taking large cuts in the 2009-10 school year. Over the past five years, TASC’s successful advocacy efforts include obtaining nearly $14 million in New York City funds to support more than 40 after-school programs citywide, and nearly $40 million in statewide funding.
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