FPWA analysis of NYC CAFR data. See more charts on Tableau and/or download the data
Why Federal Grants Matter to New Yorkers
JCCA, formerly known as Jewish Child Care Association, utilizes the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs to support its Pleasantville Cottage Campus, which has more than 200 beds that serve children with long-term emotional and behavioral challenges, autism and other developmental disorders, and girls who have been the victims of commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking. These nutrition programs served more than 157,000 meals per year.
Beyond the programs on campus, JCCA offers safety, stability, and lifesaving support for more than 16,000 children and families annually.
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Why Federal Grants Matter to New Yorkers
Sophy’s mother works full-time, but lives below the poverty line. Through Head Start grants, University Settlement was able to provide the family with a licensed provider with a caring environment, age-appropriate curriculum, and healthy meals through their Early Head Start program. University Settlement’s EHS program — in partnership with the Family Child Care Network — provides additional support services to eligible families, which helped Sophy’s family find affordable housing and ensure stability in child care. University Settlement’s EHS program serves over 300 children 0-3 per year, and their families, in several models and neighborhoods. This is one of a full continuum of early childhood programs, as well as a continuum of opportunities for all ages across New York City.
University Settlement — established 130 years ago on the idea that immigrants and low-income families deserve basic services like quality education, decent housing, access to exercise and health, and support for the aging — serves more than more than 40,000 people per year through its 32 locations across the City.
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Why Federal Grants Matter to New Yorkers
Anabel is the mother to a child in East Side House Settlement’s Early Childhood Program. As a result of her direct relationship with teachers and collaborating social service staff, she was able to benefit from the Family Literacy Program to build valuable skills during her transition from unemployment to the workforce. She not only landed a part-time job, but her skills have been utilized as a community ambassador for East Side House, and currently serves as a parent liaison to ESH’s board. ESH serves more than 200 children through their Early Childhood Program — supported in part by Head Start grants.
Collectively, East Side House Settlement — established in 1891 on the Upper East Side of Manhattan — serves approximately 10,000 individuals across 29 locations in the South Bronx and Upper Manhattan.
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See How Federal Grants Support ACS in FY 2021
ACS Federal Funding: All
ACS’s FY21 Adopted Budget is nearly $2.7 billion, of which 39 percent ($1.0 billion) comes from the federal government through 15 individual grants. Of those, just four federal grants account for more than 80 percent of ACS’s federal grants.
FPWA analysis of NYC OMB Budget Function Analysis (FY 21 Adopted Budget). See more charts on Tableau and/or download the data
ACS Federal Funding: By Program Area
ACS’s budget is divided into sixteen program areas, also known as budget functions. Each program area relies on a mix of funding sources and is uniquely vulnerable to budget cuts. For example, Child Care Services — which supports funding for childcare programs to low-income working families — relies on the largest sum of federal grants ($366 million), while Preventive Homemaking Services— which supports preventive services focusing on household and child rearing skills to help families manage independently — relies on the largest share of federal grants (78 percent).
FPWA analysis of NYC OMB Budget Function Analysis (FY 21 Adopted Budget).
“Alternatives to Detention”, “Department of Ed. Residential Care”, “Juvenile Justice Support”, and “Non-Secure Detention” program areas are not reliant on federal grants in the FY 21 Adopted Budget, and therefore are not represented in the above charts.
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FPWA analysis of NYC OMB Budget Function Analysis (FY 21 Adopted Budget).
“Alternatives to Detention”, “Department of Ed. Residential Care”, “Juvenile Justice Support”, and “Non-Secure Detention” program areas are not reliant on federal grants in the FY 21 Adopted Budget, and therefore are not represented in the above charts.
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