In compliance with Local Law 41 passed by the New York City Council in 2018, ACS and DYCD submit a yearly report to the Council regarding youth who are in contact with DYCD’s Runaway and Homeless Youth services or ACS, and who self-report, are referred as or later identified to be sexually exploited
This report reflects the past year's work of the City agencies belonging to the Interagency Coordinating Council on Youth. These work groups address the needs of young people and establish programs and services to help serve the youth.
DYCD in partnership with DHS launched a direct referral process to allow youth from DYCD-funded residential programs to more easily transition to the adult shelter system. Such practice was codified in Local Law 81 of 2018.
At the request of DYCD and of the New York City Center of Economic Opportunity, which oversees the implementation, performance monitoring and evaluation of the majority of YMI programs, Policy Studies Associates, Inc. (PSA) conducted an evaluation of the YMI Cornerstone Mentoring Program during the 2013-14 school year.
This ICC Annual Annual inter-agency report provides an overview of ICC member agencies' efforts to improve and streamline services on behalf of young people in New York City and documents the services provided to youth through City agencies.
Annual agency report detailing budget overview for the Ladders for Leaders Program, as well as highlights of the year, enrollment numbers and types of employment worksites
Letter from DYCD Commissioner introducing consultant report The Beacon Community Centers Middle School Initiative: Final Report on Implentation and Youth Experience in the Initiative.
DYCD contracted with Policy Studies Associates, Inc. (PSA) to conduct a three-year evaluation of the Middle School Initiative. The evaluation was designed to inform DYCD about program-level implementation patterns, the characteristics of youth served by the initiative, their patterns of program participation, and relationships between Beacon Middle School program features and certain youth outcomes.
DYCD engaged Policy Studies Associates (PSA) to conduct the evaluation of the Beacons Middle School Initiative over three years. The first year report focuses on Beacons' implementation of the Middle School Initiative and how programs adapted to the new requirements. It includes analyses of program participation, activity approach and content, relationships with partners, and staff retention and professional development.
Report detailing DYCD's Language Access Plan, designed to improve access to funded services for Limited English Proficient (LEP) individuals throughout the city.
The NYC Ladders for Leaders program, a component of the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), provides professional internships to NYC youth between the ages of 16 to 21. This is the 2015 Annual Summary of DYCD's Ladders for Leaders program.
This report, prepared by Policy Studies Associates, summarizes findings from focus groups with Fatherhood program participants, alumni, and staff in summer
The Interagency Coordinating Council on Youth (ICC) Annual Report for 2016 highlights the initiatives and activities of members and their efforts to enhance services for youth, families and the communities of New York City.
This report recognizing the many accomplishments. Agency submitted date as 15-Nov.
of the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD)
and our partners. As New York City's lead agency for administering youth and community programs, we invest public funds in experienced community-based organizations that impact neighborhoods throughout the five boroughs. These organizations provide after-school programming, train young people for jobs,
help immigrants transition into their communities, work to improve literacy, and much more.
This report recognizing the many accomplishments
of the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD)
and our partners. As New York City's lead agency for administering youth and community programs, we invest public funds in experienced community-based organizations that impact neighborhoods throughout the five boroughs. These organizations provide after-school programming, train young people for jobs,
help immigrants transition into their communities, work to improve literacy, and much more.
DYCD contracted with Policy Studies Associates, Inc. (PSA) to conduct a three-year evaluation of the Middle School Initiative. The evaluation was designed to inform DYCD about program-level implementation patterns, the characteristics of youth served by the initiative, their patterns of program participation, and relationships between Beacon Middle School program features and certain youth outcomes
Evaluation to collect baseline data on OST programs and participants including characteristics of programs, participatants and attendance patterns. Agency submitted date as Jul-06.
Evaluation to describe for OST high school programming implementation over the first two and a half years of the initiative, range of services and youth participation. Agency submitted date as Jun-08.
This evaluation examined 15 OST programs that had been part of an in-depth sample for the 2006-09 school years. The report focuses on the strategies used by programs in which participants reported the most positive experiences. Agency submitted date as May-10.
To examine the implementation of skill-oriented activities in 10 (OST) Programs during the 2010-11 school year to assess the challenges, identify implementation approaches and program elements that can be replicated across the OST initiative, and to inform DYCD's policy goals of improving the quality of OST programming for elementary- and middle-grades youth. Agency submitted date as Feb-12.
In collaboration with DYCD, five OST programs (two school-based and three center-based) were identified to gather information about STEM implementation and quality improvement efforts during the 2012-13 school year. The programs were selected based on the providers' proposals, DYCD knowledge of program implementation, and brief phone interviews with 13 program directors. Two programs served participants in grades K-5, one served grades 6-8, and two served elementary- and middle-grades. Agency submitted date as Jul-13.
The purpose of the evaluation was to inform future capacity-building investments at DYCD and in the broader field of youth services by identifying lessons learned and the extent to which investments in organizational development can lead to stronger nonprofits and effective, high quality programs that result in the desired youth outcomes. Agency submitted date as Mar-12.
The purpose of this evaluation was to examine the first three years of the OST program for associations between OST program quality, youth participation, and youth outcomes. Agency submitted date as Sep-09.
This evaluation examined 10 OST programs during the 2009-10 school year. These 10 programs were part of the initial 15 in-depth study sites identified in year 1. Evaluators studied demographics, educational performance, academic motivation, and family support structures of participants. Evaluators also looked at management and staffing strategies of the OST programs as well as the content of OST programming. Agency submitted date as Mar-11.
Evaluation examined with what methods and what success did the Transition to High School programs recruit and retain intended participants; To what extent and in what ways did programs implement the model's components? What approaches did programs use to help participants navigate transition into high school?; and What was the promotion rate into tenth grade for students who participated in the program? In what ways did participant success vary based on participants' demographic or educational characteristics? Agency submitted date as Jun-11.
The purpose of this evaluation was to summarize evaluation findings from the first year of the initiative (2009-10), analyze patterns of implementation and the outcomes of participating students in the second year (2010-11). Agency submitted date as May-12.
The purpose of this evaluation was to develop and administer a survey designed to explore the qualifications, role, and responsibilities of OST education specialists during the 2012-13 school year, the first year in which programs were required to include this staff position. This report summarizes findings on the qualifications of the OST education specialists, their role in supporting curriculum and lesson planning, relationships with schools, and the implementation of a continuous quality improvement process. Agency submitted date as Jun-13.
The purpose of this report was to explore the perspectives school principals on the OST program at their school given DYCD's increased expectations, highlighted in the 2011 OST RFP, regarding structures for high-quality OST programs. These expectations included developing collaborative partnerships with schools and engaging education specialists to help OST programs meet the developmental and academic needs of participating students. Agency submitted date as Jul-13.
DYCD funded providers of Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) Services, including all residential programs and Drop-In Centers serving youth with case management services, will offer participants information about services and resources related to immigration.
Report provides the number of runaway and homeless youth who contacted or presented themselves to a runaway and homeless youth services program to request shelter and were not able to access shelter services during the six month period ending on June 30.
Update on implementation of process for directly referring youth from DYCD-funded residential programs to the adult shelter system, with data on referrals.
Report of the Interagency Coordinating Council on Youth to the city council and the mayor summarizing its activity during the previous fiscal year and detailing recommendations for improving service delivery and coordination.
Report on which public data set or sets agency is unable to make available, the reasons why it cannot do so and the date by which the agency expects that such public data set or sets will be available on the single web portal.
Report provides the number of runaway and homeless youth (RHY) who contacted or presented themselves to a runaway and homeless youth services program to request shelter and were not able to access shelter services during the six month period ending on December 31, 2019.
Update on implementation of process for directly referring youth from DYCD-funded residential programs to the adult shelter system, with data on referrals.
Report of the Interagency Coordinating Council on Youth to the city council and the mayor summarizing its activity during the previous fiscal year and detailing recommendations for improving service delivery and coordination.
Annual report regarding youth in contact with DYCD and ACS who are referred as, self-report as, or who the agencies later determine to be sexually-exploited children, disaggregated by age, gender, and whether the children had contact with DYCD, ACS, or both agencies.
The Interagency Coordinating Council on Youth (ICC) Annual Report for 2017 highlights the initiatives and activities of members to enhance services for youth, families and the communities of NYC
This is a report on DYCD's highlights, accomplishments, and events of their programs. Some of their programs include the Beacon Community Centers, Out-of-School Time, Young Adult Internship Program, Teen ACTION, and SYEP.
FY2014 Fiscal Manual created by the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development's Contract Agency Finance Department (CAFD). The Contract Agency Finance Department is responsible
for monitoring the fiscal compliance of DYCD's human services contracts. Depending upon the funding stream, there are different regulations which govern the administration and expenditure of program funds.
To provide guidance to organizations, DYCD has developed the General, Workforce Investment Act and Fiscal Agent Manuals.
Among the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development's significant achievements has been preserving and increasing funding for programs despite limited
resources during very challenging financial times. DYCD is particularly excited about the recent expansion of the Out-of-School Time, Cornerstone, and Immigrant Services and Literacy
initiatives.
This report focuses on the initiatives taken to reform and improve the GED testing structure for New York City. Included is the implementation plan, containing six recommendations for targeted reform to strengthen the GED system.
This document is a New York City Department of Youth & Community Development guide for Family Court judges to provide resources and information for non-custodial fathers. The Fatherhood program attempts to link fathers with their children and encourage the fathers to provide child support.
This is a charter-mandated annual report for the Interagency Coordinating Council on Youth. Discussed in this report are the various areas of focus in terms of educating youth and providing valuable services.
The ICC annual report summarizes the Council's activities during the past fiscal year and showcases the important work of members who work collaboratively to address the myriad of issues facing young people. The ICC Annual Report for 2009, highlights include: 'A Parent's Guide - Understanding the Maze: If Your Child Has Contact with the Law' and 'the Youth Behavioral Challenges Subcommittee Report.'
The 2008 Annual Report for the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) summarizes the services, programs, projects and accomplishments of the past year. In addition, this year's report focuses on literacy, a critical skill in today's global economy. Throughout 2008, DYCD expanded their programs in literacy to help citizens master this imperative skill.
Update on implementation of process for directly referring youth from DYCD-funded residential programs to the adult shelter system, with data on referrals.
Report provides the number of runaway and homeless youth who contacted or presented themselves to a runaway and homeless youth services program to request shelter and were not able to access shelter services during the six month period ending on June 30.
The first part of this report consists of a description of the demographics and services from the residential programs. The second part is the DYCD plan to provide shelter services to all runaway and homeless youth who request shelter.
DYCD funded providers of Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) Services, including all residential programs and Drop-In Centers serving youth with case management services, will offer participants information about services and resources related to immigration.
Update on implementation of process for directly referring youth from DYCD-funded residential programs to the adult shelter system, with data on referrals.
Report documenting the number of youth in contact with the department's runaway and homeless youth services or ACS who are referred as, self-report as, or who the department or ACS later determine to be sexually exploited children, and reporting on services provided and reporting on ACS' methods for collecting the data for privacy purposes. With Children's Services, Administration for (ACS)
Annual report regarding youth in contact with DYCD and ACS who are referred as, self-report as, or who the agencies later determine to be sexually-exploited children, disaggregated by age, gender, and whether the children had contact with DYCD, ACS, or both agencies.
Report describing the current population of runaway and homeless youth, its service needs, a description of members of the population who exited temporary shelters, average length of stay, and a description of public resources available, for the fiscal year that just completed on June 30.
Report summarizing the Interagency Coordinating Council on Youth's activity during the previous fiscal year and detailing recommendations for improving service delivery and coordination, reducing duplication and fragmentation and facilitating the more efficient use of existing resources.
This annual report provides an update on the agency’s implementation of its Language Access Implementation Plan, as required by Local Law 30 (2017). The report covers activity during Calendar Year 2019.
This report also addresses updates for agencies covered by Local Law 73 (2003).
Update on implementation of process for directly referring youth from DYCD-funded residential programs to the adult shelter system, with data on referrals.
Annual agency report detailing budget overview for the Summer Youth Employment Program, as well as highlights of the year, enrollment numbers and types of employment worksites
This is the 3rd Quarter FY 2022 quarterly report on Diversity and Equal Employment submitted by the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development. The report is required by Local Law 12 of 2019, enacted by the New York City Council.
This report is submitted annually by the Department of Youth & Community Development, as required by Local Law 4 of 2019 of the City of New York. The report describes resources and services relating to immigration and benefits offered through runaway and homeless youth services.
DYCD's diversity and inclusion plan for fiscal year 2020, as shared with City Council, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, and the Equal Employment Practices Commission.
This is the Department of Youth and Community Development's annual report on Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity for Fiscal Year 2022. The report is required by Local Law 12 of 2019.