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Lost SNAP benefits? NYC says you can reapply for 3 more months of aid (opens the original)
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The Mamdani administration is urging New Yorkers who recently lost their SNAP food assistance benefits due to new federal work rules to reapply for the program. City officials said 26,500 SNAP recipients were kicked off their monthly food aid since the Trump administration began requiring beneficiaries to consistently prove they are working, volunteering or in school to keep their benefits longer than three months. But certain restrictions of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program essenti
NYC childcare providers say city contracts fall $12.6K short per child (opens the original)
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Public preschool providers say they’re losing teachers to better-paying jobs, running up debts and having to pay out of pocket because their city contracts don’t pay them enough. “ We do not have enough funding to pay staff, teacher assistants, teachers a livable or even a competitive wage,” said Robert Cordero, CEO of Grand Street Settlement, which runs several childcare programs across the city. Childcare providers and their advocates say fixing the pay rates is crucial as Mayor Zohran Mamdani
NYC preschools are finally getting paid. Now they're bracing for next month. (opens the original)
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After severe funding delays hampered the launch of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s free childcare program for 2-year-olds, many providers said they’re finally seeing money in their accounts. But others said they’re still waiting for funds more than a week into the school year. One Queens program had to reduce how long their 2-K program is open because they said they have no money to pay staff. The Mamdani administration said it's continuing to quickly process no-interest loan applications while staff get
As NYC's free 2-K begins, childcare providers say they're still waiting to get paid (opens the original)
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Hundreds of New York City 2-year-olds will turn out for their first day of free preschool Thursday — realizing Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s signature policy pledge to deliver more affordable childcare for parents. But the debut of 2-K along with a growing number of publicly-funded seats for 3- and 4-year-olds comes amid an ongoing payment crisis, with some providers owed months of funding and others on the brink of closing. Some program directors told Gothamist they didn’t have money to pay their staf
Trying to find free childcare in NYC? This guide can help. (opens the original)
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Parents say New York’s growing list of free or low-cost childcare programs can be confusing to navigate. They have to figure out what options their kids are eligible for, depending on their age, family income and what neighborhood they live in. Then there’s the question of which programs have available seats and whether they are within commuting distance — all while parents juggle a barrage of applications, deadlines and documents. Ahead of the new school year, which starts on Thursday, the pare
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