The de Blasio administration had expanded the program, but its move to cancel and then restore it this year is still rippling through the youth services sector.
City budget cuts sliced the program's scale by more than half, from serving 74,000 students in 2019 to just 35,000 this year.
"You can't create a program overnight," says Nora Moran, director of policy & advocacy at United Neighborhood Houses.
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Federal Programs Related to - Youth Development, General/Other
Programs that provide opportunities for children and youth to participate in recreational, cultural, social and civic activities through membership in clubs and other youth groups with a special focus on programs whose purpose is to help youngsters develop their potential and grow into healthy, educated, responsible and productive adults.