The NYC Center for Economic Opportunity's annual report on poverty, The CEO Poverty Measure, 2005 - 2013 is now available. As the economy continued to emerge from recession in 2013, citywide poverty remained statistically unchanged from the previous year.
This report describes the results of a qualitative evaluation of Teen ACTION's effectiveness in meeting its goals. The research team interviewed teens, program administrators, and staff at seven sites (see box), and conducted focus groups with participants, as well as one-on-one interviews with four teens at each site.
In this Proposed Amendment, the key changes include the identification of 10 new capacity projects creating 5,454 seats and 52 Pre-Kindergarten sites which would create more than 6,800 seats; display of additional TCU removal projects completed and identified; increase of funding for Student Bathroom Upgrades; and inclusion of selected cafeteria upgrades as well as identification of one additional year of Capital Investment projects. Moreover, the amendment also reflects an increase of Wrap Up insurance cost in FY 2015 and FY 2016 and a slight increase in Prior Plan Completion costs.