{"id":83983,"date":"2025-07-22T19:35:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T19:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/83983\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T19:35:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T19:35:09","slug":"these-are-the-40-new-nyc-after-school-program-sites-opening-this-fall-for-5000-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/83983\/","title":{"rendered":"These are the 40 new NYC after-school program sites opening this fall for 5,000 students"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Adams administration announced Tuesday that 40 new after-school program sites will open across the five boroughs this September, creating 5,000 seats for elementary school students.<\/p>\n

Michael Appleton\/Mayoral Photography Office<\/p>\n

The Adams administration<\/a> announced Tuesday that 40 new after-school program sites will open across the five boroughs this September, creating 5,000 seats for elementary school students.<\/p>\n

According to the administration, the sites, selected based on community need and service gaps, mark the first phase of a broader plan to expand after-school programming citywide over the next three years, which was first announced in April.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

The goal is to add 20,000 students by 2028, with a total investment of $755 million annually once fully implemented.\n<\/p>\n

The fall expansion, which involves a $21 million commitment in the city\u2019s 2026 fiscal budget, is being coordinated by the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD).<\/p>\n

As previously announced, funding will increase to $112 million in 2027 to add 10,000 more seats, followed by a rise to $136 million in 2028 for an additional 5,000 seats. At that point, the funding will be baselined, establishing it as a permanent part of the city\u2019s budget.<\/p>\n

The after-school program currently serves 164,000 K-8 students and is slated to expand to 184,000 students by fall 2027, supported by $755 million in annual funding. DYCD will continue working with communities to assess demand and determine if more seats should be added.<\/p>\n

In addition, the Adams administration plans to invest another $195 million to strengthen the city\u2019s existing after-school system, including launching the first request for proposals from providers in a decade. That funding is expected to increase to $619 million annually starting in 2028, up from the current $424 million.<\/p>\n

Officials said the new seats aim to provide more families with free, structured programming during after-school hours to support students and working parents.<\/p>\n

\u201cUniversal after-school will make life easier for a total of 169,000 students and their parents this fall, who will no longer have to choose between work and taking care of their kids \u2014 or worse yet, using an iPad as a babysitter,\u201d Mayor Adams said. \u201cWorking-class New Yorkers deserve nothing less than a hard-working administration that puts their needs first, and today\u2019s announcement builds on our increased and baselined funding for 3-K and special education pre-K, a historic child care pilot for children two years old and younger, and reduced child care costs.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new sites include public schools and charter schools across all five boroughs. The full list of participating locations is below:\n<\/p>\n

The Bronx<\/b><\/p>\n