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June 15, 2020 Mayor De Blasio, As Youth Service Workers, We Chose June 15, 2020 Mayor de Blasio, As youth service workers, we chose this career to give back, to better our communities, and to prepare the next generation of leaders. Our work in nonprofit, community-based organizations (CBOs) can be hard, but it is rewarding. Many of us have spent years--some decades--working with New York City’s youth and young people in our communities. Your decision to eliminate summer program funding for the summer of 2020 has had disastrous consequences for our communities and for our careers. Thousands of us have been informed that we will be furloughed or laid off into an economy with virtually no alternative employment prospects, and your conflicting public statements have instigated a great deal of anxiety and turbulence as we try and determine what your vague commitments mean for our livelihood. New York City is an epicenter of the worst public health catastrophe in 100 years, and our communities have been hit hardest by this crisis. Many of us live in the communities we serve, and we have lost countless neighbors, peers, and family members. Now, the thought of losing our livelihood is like salt in the wound. When we were told by the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) that summer funding for Beacons, COMPASS, Cornerstones, SONYC, and SYEP would be eliminated-- a decision that impacts 175,000 young people and approximately 14,000 youth service employees--you claimed it was because of health and safety concerns running programs in person. This argument was disingenuous, as we had been working tirelessly to pivot our programming to continue to deliver supportive, enriching programming for youth remotely. We brought our programming online, developed innovative alternatives for after-school programs, and carefully orchestrated limited in-person operations at the City’s Regional Enrichment Centers (RECs), that are funded by the Department of Education (DOE) but staffed in many instances by us and our peers, youth service workers of CBOs. Simultaneously, we have been supporting families with services like emergency food assistance, unemployment, rent assistance and providing mental health support. As young people have struggled to adjust to online learning and cope with the devastation wrought to their communities by COVID-19, we have worked overtime to provide one-on-one support. From providing safe spaces to occupy our young people including music and dance courses, writing courses, tutoring and homework help to offering targeted counseling for those suffering acute anxiety in a time of turmoil, we are helping to keep families and young people afloat during what is, for many, their darkest hour. The days are getting warmer, and we are beginning to move into the first phase of the reopening of our city, but instead of preparing our classrooms and courtyards for the young people whose families have come to rely on us to provide safe, educational spaces for them during the summer months, we are preparing to file for unemployment. It is insulting and unfathomable that we are not seen as essential workers nor are we a part of the city’s recovery plan. We have watched our communities suffer from this pandemic, with many losing their jobs, their loved ones, their lives, and instead of developing plans for social/emotional interventions to help our young people navigate the fallout, we are preparing to close our doors. We are demanding that you act immediately to reinstate funding for summer programming for Beacons, COMPASS, Cornerstones, SONYC, and SYEP programs for Summer 2020. With every passing day, it becomes more and more difficult to prepare for a constructive and engaging summer; we must make sure we can enroll families and youth in advance, that facilities are clean, and that engaging curriculum and activities are planned. DYCD has told providers to cease operations by June 19th, at which time those of us that have not already been furloughed or laid off expect to be. We need you to act now. CC: Speaker Johnson First Deputy Mayor Fuleihan Deputy Mayor Perea-Henze Deputy Mayor Thompson Council Member Rose New York City Council Signed by the following 1,906 youth service workers: Alexandria King CAMBA Ashley A. Ashley A. Char A. Jessica A. Queens Community House July A. New Settlement Justin A. Karina A. Center for Family Life (SCO) Katharine A. United Activities Unlimited Lisa A. Mariyn A. Graham Windham Muriel A. Grand St. Settlement Gina Abbate Rob Abbot Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation Sara Abdella CAMBA Juan Abreu Grand St. Settlement Lisette Abreu Kingsbridge Heights Community Center Sal Abuhamda Project Hospitality Zeena Abuzahra HeartShare St. Vincent's Services Albertina Acevedo New Settlement Edward Acosta Grand St. Settlement Phyllis Acquaviva Project Hospitality Abdul razak Adam Coalition for Hispanic Family Services Dean Adams Project Hospitality Nicolette Adamski United Activities Unlimited Igbekelemi Moses Catholic Charities Adewunmi Moyo Afolabi Manhattan Youth Fatiha Agoro Fatiu Agoro Agree Agree Agree JCC Naa-Shorme Aidoo ExpandED Schools Shirley Aikens Carey Gardens Resident Association Waleed Akbar Queens Community House Lupa Akhi Catholic Charities Grace Akinbola Police Athletic League Gerald Akins Sheltering Arms Shalina Akoko Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation Liza Akond Queens Community House Claudia Alaimo United Activities Unlimited Atika Alam Catholic Charities Rahatun Alam Catholic Charities Gabrielle Alcala Grand St. Settlement Arianna Aleman Mosholu Montefiore Community Center Landsley Alexandre Queens Community House Rashel Ali Grand St. Settlement Erica Allen Hudson Guild Akilah Allum CAMBA Micharey Almanzar Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation Melissa Almeida YMCA Kirsis Almonte Catholic Charities Alexander Alsina Children's Aid Dianni Alston HeartShare St. Vincent's Services Krista Alston Melissa Alvarado Eliel Alvarez Queens Community House Marina Alvarez JCC Gisellys Alvarez-Pena Gale Alwill, LCSW Project Hospitality Hawaa Aly Project Hospitality Serigne Amar Catholic Charities Serigne Amar Osiris Amarante Center for Family Life (SCO) Kathy Amato Gustavo Amigon Grand St. Settlement Dorcas Amoah Queens Community House Jessica Anaya-Lopez Victoria Andaluz Project Hospitality Brianna Andujar Katya Anguisaca Sadra Anis Project Hospitality Janaé Antoine Queens Community House Mary Antona HeartShare St. Vincent's Services Karl Apelgren Good Shepherd Services Cynthia Araiza Institute for Collaborative Education Oswald Araujo Queens Community House Miriam Archilla Queens Community House Evelyn Arezntales HeartShare St. Vincent's Services Tatiana Arguello United Activities Unlimited Peter Argyris HANAC Christopher Arias Shonte Armstrong Mosholu Montefiore Community Center Awilda Arriaga Small World Early Childhood Center Erica Arriaga Small World Early Childhood Center Michelle Arriaga Small World Early Childhood Center Samantha Arriaga Small World Early Childhood Center Elizabeth Arroyo Grand St. Settlement Ivelise Arroyo School Settlement Yazeed Asad CAMBA Fran Aschendorf Jewish Institute of Queens Abdul Ashraf Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement Kimbrley Astor Paola Astudillo CommonpointQueens Sam Field Center Mohad Athar United Activities Unlimited Natasha Atkins University Settlement Society of New York Emily Aulet Grand St. Settlement Halla Auyeung YMCA Leydy Avila Queens Community House Dominique Avila The Child Center of New York Amy Aw Catholic Charities Khadim Aw Catholic Charities Oluwasogo Awofeso Catholic Charities Marysol Ayala Grand St. Settlement Hadeel Ayesh HeartShare St. Vincent's Services Katie Aylwin Louis Azar University Settlement Society of New York Karen B Bobb CAMBA Alison B. Amaris B. Coalition for Hispanic Family Services Anntonette B. CAMBA Jeffrey B. Queens Community House Jessika B. Josephine B. United Activities Unlimited Karen B. CAMBA Kay B. Kingsbridge Heights Community Center Ossiel B. Shyanne B. CAMBA Tanesha B. The Child Center of New York Xavier B. Henry Street Settlement Aaron B. Millionairesrow Clothing Amani B. Andy B. Catholic Charities Arianna B. Queens Community House Christine B. Catholic Charities Crystal B. The Child Center of New York Daniel B. Diamond B. Jermaine B. Long Island City YMCA Josephine B. United Activities Unlimited Kai B. Project Hospitality Kaylene B. Latasha B. CAMBA Lauretta B. HeartShare St. Vincent's Services Messiah B. Sabrina B. The Child Center of New York Shania B. Tysandra B. Will B. Will B. Yesebel B. Catholic Charities Yehudit Babekov Tameeka Bacchus Natalia Baez-Santos Children's Aid Fatumata Bah CAMBA Ismaila Bah Catholic Charities Alyssa Bahadur CommonpointQueens Sam Field Center Proudy Bailey CAMBA Tyrina Bailey Long Island City YMCA Muhammad Bakhshi Catholic Charities Abdourahaman Balde Catholic Charities Mark Balsavage Sarah Banda Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation Roy Baptiste Goddard Riverside DawnMarie Barbato United Activities Unlimited Michelle Barbosa Omar Barbosa East Side House Danielle Barchitta United Activities Unlimited Barry Barclift The Child Center of New York Sierra Barnes The Child Center of New York Ellie Baron Deyanira Barraboz Luis A Barragan Juan Barrios Mohamed Barry New Settlement Robert Bartee Grand St. Settlement Diamond Barton-Brown Kingsbridge Heights Community Center Michelle Bascome United Activities Unlimited Ashley Basora Catholic Charities Kaysee Batista Queens Community House Wendy Batista Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation Andy Bautista The Child Center of New York Andy Bautista The Child Center
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