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Chair Stevens Inquires About Fatherhood Initiative Budget and Providers

New York City Council · May 28, 2026 · starts 4:07:23 · 55 sec

Chair Althea Stevens asks for the current budget and borough-wide provider distribution for the DYCD Fatherhood Initiative.

Luisa Linares

Um the next question I have is just around the father's initiative.

Luisa Linares

What is the current budget for the father initiative?

Luisa Linares

We did the budget.

Luisa Linares

Uh deferred to um Navita to answer that question.

Luisa Linares

And who were the providers that received the awards?

Luisa Linares

And what boroughs and districts?

Luisa Linares

Chair Stevens, I don't have all that detail for that.

Luisa Linares

Oh, okay, sorry.

Luisa Linares

Um, but for the budget, I can tell you that the budget for fatherhood at FY27.

Luisa Linares

Sorry, is 8.2 million.

Luisa Linares

Okay.

Luisa Linares

In terms of the providers, uh, there are 14 providers operating 17 contracts, six are in the Bronx, four in Brooklyn, three in Manhattan, two in Queens, and two in Staten Island.

Luisa Linares

We can follow up with later with you after the Oh, don't you worry?

Luisa Linares

You guys are gonna be following up a whole lot because I still have a whole bunch of questions I'm gonna get through, and I'm trying to be really quickly.

Luisa Linares

They told me I got into 215, so I have one more question.