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Earlier this year, the income eligibility for the Fair Fares program was updated to expand services. The new Fair Fares income limits can be found here. With Fair Fares NYC, eligible New York City residents receive a 50% discount on subway and eligible bus fares. Pay-per-Ride, weekly unlimited, and monthly unlimited options are all available. Fair Fares can also provide 50% off MTA Access-A-Ride paratransit trips. Learn more, check your eligibility, and apply online at the Fair Fares website. 

The NYC Department of Youth and Community Development wants to hear from New Yorkers about the programs and services neighborhoods need most via a Community Needs Assessment survey. This survey is a chance for New Yorkers (ages 14 and older) to shape the future of their neighborhood. Community feedback will help DYCD ensure that local services reflect real community needs. Take the survey today. 

The Coalition of Youth Development Intermediaries (CYDI) is a collective aimed at supporting youth-serving nonprofits as they navigate the current policy and funding landscape.   CYDI is currently amplifying two new opportunities: technical assistance consultations for organizations and individual staff support via annual memberships to the NYS Network for Youth Success (including access to an Employee Assistance Program). Areas of support for technical assistance consultations include data management, fiscal management, fundraising, governance, HR/employment law, leadership, mergers/partnerships, and risk management. Read more and apply for technical assistance consultations via this form. Individual staff support via NYS Network for Youth Success (NYSNYS) memberships includes EAP access such as mental health counseling, legal and financial consultation, wellness resources, and more. Members also receive e-newsletters with trainings, resources, and policy updates.  Read more and apply for NYSNYS memberships for staff here. For a full list of CYDI supports, check out their Linktree.   

Are you looking for language to explain the value and overarching goals of expanded learning to partners and stakeholders? Check out Afterschool Alliance’s updated brief, Key Principles of Expanded Learning Programs: How to Accelerate Learning and Help Young People Succeed. Despite the array of programs available serving students from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade and beyond, open before school, after school, on weekends, and during the summer, there is a core set of principles that are essential to ensure quality and consistency across all learning opportunities.  This brief walks through 10 principles that can help think through the best ways in which to support young people during the hours outside of the school-day, as well as guide expanded learning policy and implementation at the local, state, and federal levels.