The New York Foundling is proud to partner with ACS on the College Choice Support Services program.
NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Administration for Children’s Services Commissioner (ACS) Jess Dannhauser today announced plans to expand a number of key programs aimed at helping youth in foster care connect to college and future career opportunities, fulfilling another commitment in Mayor Adams’ 2025 State of the City address.
First, ACS’ Fair Futures program — which provides one-on-one coaching and tutoring, as well as a range of academic, career development, housing, and independent living for young people in foster care or in the juvenile justice system — is expanding from serving approximately 4,000 youth to approximately 6,000 youth, a 50 percent increase. Additionally, ACS’ College Choice program — which Mayor Adams launched in 2022 to provide college students in foster care with greater support systems, including financial support — is expanding from 430 youth to serve 530 youth. Finally, Career Choice is a new program that will provide financial assistance and a stipend to youth in foster care enrolled in a vocation, trade, or workforce development program in recognition of the fact that a traditional college pathway may not always meet the needs of all youth. Building off the success of College Choice, the new Career Choice program will connect young people in foster care who do not go to a two- or four-year college but are participating in vocational and job readiness training with financial and social support…