July 6, 2020
NYC program that provides coaches to foster youth sees budget slashed, then restored in tumultuous week
By: Michael Elsen-Rooney
“It’s extraordinary,” said Jess Dannhauser, the CEO of Graham Windham, a foster care agency and member of the coalition that pushed for the city to fund Fair Futures program. “It’s a miracle, after the budget was finalized.” The surprising reversal caps months of frantic advocacy to save the program, which supporters say is a lifeline for young people transitioning out of foster care into adult life.
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