We envision a robust array of community-based supports that support the well-being of families and children.
Narrowing the Front Door and other partners have developed a vision for an Office of Family Well-Being that will bring a community-led approach to child and family well-being as an essential locus of community safety. The Office of Family Well-Being will:
Ensure a holistic approach to family support policy, funding and programming so that city resources work better and reach more people.
Support community-led planning and grant making to identify and build on neighborhood assets and fill gaps.
Identify and create new, culturally responsive family programs that prevent and de-escalate family crises and promote family integrity, connection, resilience and safety.
Prioritize investment and capacity-building support for grassroots organizations that families trust, with a focus on the neighborhoods most targeted by ACS and the youth justice system.
Reinvest millions from new federal prevention funds and from cost savings due to reductions in ACS cases.
Because poverty is the leading reason that families come into contact with the family regulation system, NTFD prioritizes the economic security of families including access to living wage jobs, public benefits, and cash assistance. See below for information on various cash assistance projects.
The New York State Cash Alliance is a collaborative space to advance guaranteed income (GI) and cash-related advocacy in New York.
The Bridge Project seeks to solve child poverty in the United States. Launched in 2021, it is one of the nation's largest unconditional cash programs for babies.
Pilot program supports families who have come to the attention of the child welfare system because of family poverty.
Project supports emerging adults after leaving foster care.
Pilot supports young adults who have experienced homelessness and housing instability.
Commission on Racial Equity (CORE) works to advance racial equity in government operations and to increase community voice in government decision making.
The New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies is tasked with examining the legacy of slavery, subsequent discrimination against people of African descent, and the impact these forces continue to have in the present day.
