CPC STATEMENT ON NEW YORK CITY FY25 ADOPTED BUDGET

***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***

Date: 07/01/24

Press Contacts: 

Wayne Ho, President & CEO (who@cpc-nyc.org) | 212-941-0920 x 143

Alice Du, Director of Communications (adu@cpc-nyc.org) | 212-792-4585

CPC STATEMENT ON THE NEW YORK STATE FY 24-25 ENACTED BUDGET

New York, NY – The City of New York passed a $112.4 billion budget for FY 24-25 on Friday. The Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) commends and recognizes the City Council and the Mayoral Administration for all of their efforts in the critical restorations to the social safety net that were cut in the proposed Executive Budget. We will continue our advocacy to ensure that there are more investments in the future that go beyond restorations to ensure that our Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI), immigrant, and low-income communities are living fulfilling lives. 

“We are thrilled to see that a historic 3% COLA each year for the next three years was secured for nonprofit human service workers in the FY25 budget. The sector has been historically underfunded despite an increase in demand for services, and this is the key first step in ensuring equity for our workers and ultimately our communities at large. We are also grateful for the $5 million restoration of the AAPI Community Support Initiative which has been critical in helping our communities reach economic mobility and achieve healthy and dignified lives. We want to acknowledge and express our gratitude for our continued partnership with the City Council and the Mayoral Administration. Our advocacy would not be possible without the tireless leadership and collaboration of our champions advocating for the growing and emerging needs of our communities. We look forward to continuing our partnership in ensuring that more investments are made to strengthen our social safety net for all New Yorkers,” said Wayne Ho, President & CEO of the Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC). 

This budget restored essential services like childcare, senior services, housing and homeless services, youth and community development, health and mental healthcare, parks, and education. CPC strongly believes that these critical investments must be increased because they are necessary for uplifting our communities in the short and long-term. 

Below is an overview of some of the wins and shortcomings of the budget as they impact AAPI, immigrant, and low-income communities.

●      $741 million allocated for Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for nonprofit human service workers over the next three years

●      $5 million restored for the AAPI Community Support Initiative, which will continue to help ensure culturally and linguistically responsive services, mental health support, trauma-informed care and racial literacy programs.

●      Enhancement to $25 million for Promise NYC to support childcare services for undocumented immigrants

●      Expanded funding with $20.7 million to the Fair Fares program which would increase the number of people eligible for half-priced fares for our transit system

●      $11.1 million for older adult services and home delivered meals

●      Restored extended days for Summer Rising and providing free MetroCards for Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) participants

●      $14 million in supporting Community School programming

●      Full restorations were not made to preschool programs with only $20 million restored out of the $170 million budget cut. Our youngest New Yorkers deserve to have the resources to thrive developmentally and have the building blocks for success.

We also want to acknowledge all the Council Members who committed discretionary funding for our programs that will continue to support children, youth, seniors, immigrants, individuals with disabilities, LGBTQ+ communities, and families across all 51 Council Districts in the City: Speaker Adrienne Adams and Council Members Alexa Avilés, Justin Brannan, Shekar Krishnan, Linda Lee, Julie Menin, Mercedes Narcisse, Keith Powers, Lincoln Restler, Carlina Rivera, Sandra Ung, and Susan Zhuang. We look forward to continuing to work with the Mayor’s Office and City Council to ensure meaningful investments in human services organizations and workers who continue to meet persistent and emerging community needs.

ABOUT CPC
The Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) is a social services organization that creates positive social change. Founded in 1965, CPC is the nation's largest Asian American social services organization and aims to promote the social and economic empowerment of Chinese American, immigrant, and low-income communities of New York City. CPC is the trusted partner to individuals and families striving to achieve goals in their education, family, community, and career. 

關於華策會
華人策劃協會（簡稱“華策會”）是一個致力於創造正向社會變革的社會服務機構。華策會成立於1965年，是美國最大的亞裔美國人社會服務機構，旨在促進紐約市華裔美國人、移民及低收入社區的社會權益和經濟賦權。華策會是為個人和家庭實現其教育、家庭、社區及職業目標而努力的可信賴機構。

ACERCA DE CPC
El Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) es una organización de servicios sociales que crea un cambio social positivo. Fundada en 1965, CPC es la mayor organización de servicios sociales asiático-americanos del país y su objetivo es promover la capacitación social y económica de las comunidades chino-americanas, inmigrantes y de bajos ingresos de la ciudad de Nueva York. CPC es el socio de confianza de personas y familias que se esfuerzan por alcanzar objetivos en su educación, familia, comunidad y carrera.