Council Member Brooks-Powers Questions Crisis Management System Funding
Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers asks how the $14.8 million increase for the Crisis Management System (CMS) will be allocated to reduce gun violence among youth.
Thank you, Chairs.
Um, and hello, Commissioner, and to the DYCD team.
The increase of 14.8 million dollars of city funding in fiscal 27 to expand services for the crisis management system program is welcome news.
My community has seen a surge in gun violence in the last few months, including in a neighboring district where the deputy speaker represents with the tragic shooting of 15-year-old Jaden Pierre in Southeast Queens.
How will this new funding allocation help reduce gun violence, particularly among our youth?
What CMS groups will see additional funding thanks to this increase, and how will the transition of CMS from DYCD to the Office of Community Safety Impact Programming and the city's administration of these programs because we know when it shifted from Mach J to DYCD, it was a whole dynamic there.
And then also for my CMS providers, they're often going above and beyond, going beyond the small territory they're responsible for, and is the funding that they have right now is absolutely not sufficient.
And the last question I'll leave you with, and I can repeat whatever you need me to.
SYEP meets a critical gap for youth to seek gainful employment and stay busy during the summer months.
But we have heard that youth need similar employment opportunities throughout the academic school year.
What is DYCD doing to meet this need?
Yeah.