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NYC expands Family Enrichment Centers to 30 sites; ACS details budgets, staffing and monitoring

New York City Council Committee on Children and Youth · October 31, 2025
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Summary

The Administration for Children’s Services outlined staffing, budget and monitoring plans for New York City’s Family Enrichment Centers as the city scales the model to roughly 29–30 sites, saying each site will have a small core staff, an average FY26 budget near $595,000 and monthly reporting to track co‑design and participation.

The Administration for Children’s Services detailed the city’s approach to scaling Family Enrichment Centers as the program expands to roughly 29–30 sites citywide, saying the model emphasizes community co‑design, a small core staff at each site, and monthly reporting to measure offerings and attendance.

ACS staff said each FEC is required to have a full‑time director, at least one (and up to two) community liaisons, at least one (and up to two) family advocates, a part‑time quality‑assurance/continuous‑improvement staff person, and a supervisor reporting line from the provider agency. The agency said the baseline annual budget had been $550,000 per site; an additional $100,000 was added during the first year of launch for startup costs (site construction, furniture and design). With recent city pay adjustments,…

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