Summer EBT is a federally funded program that provides a one-time benefit of $120 to purchase food for each eligible child in a household. A household will receive a Common Benefits Identification (CBIC) card for each eligible child with the benefit encoded. Households will have 122 days from the date of issuance to spend the $120 benefit.NYS Office [...]

As of May 5, 2025, the NYC Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) has paused the issuance of child care vouchers to newly applying families who are not receiving Cash Assistance. This change is the result of reduced funding from New York State compared to previous levels. ACS will maintain a waiting list until additional funding becomes [...]

Promise NYC is a new NYC-administered program, set to launch in January 2023, that will increase access to subsidized childcare for children without documentation, as well as for other children who are ineligible for existing programs due to federal citizenship/immigration rules.To help launch the program, the NYC Administration for Children Services (ACS) has contracted with four [...]

New York City’s Department of Education (DOE) announced applications are open for children applying for a kindergarten seat for Fall 2023. The deadline to submit an application is January 20, 2023, https://www.schools.nyc.gov/enrollment/enroll-grad....To sign up for update emails go to https://www.schools.nyc.gov/sign-up.