Council members and advocates sounded the alarm that the loss of several CUNY programs could cost the city more money than it is saving, if students who need the support abandon their degrees and enrollment continues to plummet.
Roughly 40% of the thousands of the newly arrived children are 5-years-old or younger and could lose access to early childhood programs after June, advocates said. Their parents, too, would miss out on child care services that enable them to find work, housing, navigate immigration systems and adjust to life in the city.
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A Wednesday press conference announcing the initiative was not attended by anyone from Mayor Adams’ administration, which has shelled out hundreds of millions of dollars so far on housing and providing services for migrants.