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City funds SYEP, promises MetroCard rollout; new CRED workforce program aims to reach older jobseekers
Summary
DYCD said SYEP is on track to enroll 100,000 youth for the fourth straight summer and the FY26 executive budget includes $11 million for MetroCards and $10 million for adult literacy; the new CRED workforce program will pilot paid day‑one work opportunities for older New Yorkers and expand over time.
The Department of Youth and Community Development told the Council that the Summer Youth Employment Program remains funded to enroll 100,000 young people and that the FY26 executive budget includes $11,000,000 for transit access for SYEP participants and a new workforce program aimed at older residents.
Deputy Commissioner Christopher Lewis and DYCD staff said the 11 million allotment is intended to supply transit cards or OmniCard equivalents to SYEP participants who lack school‑issued transit…
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