Chair Lee highlights Council priorities for DYCD including runaway homeless youth funding
Lee notes the Council called for $14.2M for runaway and homeless youth programs, peer navigators, and housing navigators. She introduces Commissioner Sandra Escamilla-Davies and notes the three chairs' shared nonprofit experience.
This was slightly offset by addition of funding to expand services for the Crisis Management System program and the supporting wraparound services.
As of April 26, DYCD's actual headcount of 626 is 71 less than their fiscal 26 budgeted headcount of 690.
In the Council's preliminary budget response, we called on the Mayor to add $14.2 million to DYCD's budget to invest in expense funding
for programs related to runaway and homeless youth, peer navigators, and runaway homeless youth housing navigators.
Although these requests were not included in the plan, we remain hopeful that today's hearing will give us the opportunity to discuss a path forward to secure funding for these programs.