On June 30, 2026, the Mamdani Administration and the New York City Council adopted the $125.8 billion FY 2027 Budget. The Adopted Budget includes a number of critical investments in children and families, many of which align with CCC’s priorities for the year. These include:

• Significant investments in Early Care and Education (ECE) services, including $70 million for Preschool Special Education evaluations, services and staffing; $40 million to enhance ECE provider contract rates, $68 million for Special Education Pre-K expansion; $25 million baselined for PromiseNYC; and funding to support ECE outreach, ECE staffing and facilities, and family child care fees.
• $106.2 million in NYC Public Schools and $19.6 million in the Department of Youth and Community Development for Summer Rising
• $59 million for Community Food Connections, which provides funding to more than 700 community kitchens and food pantries citywide (falls short of the $100 million advocates were fighting for)
• Restoration of funding for key education programs, including the Mental Health Continuum, Immigrant Family Communications and Outreach, Restorative Justice services, and Student Success Centers
• $175 million to expand CityFHEPS, a rental assistance program, with $125 million baselined for FY28
• $54 million baselined for Fair Fares to secure affordable public transportation for more New Yorkers
• $11.7 million restored for NYCBenefits to administer public benefits and assistance
• $53.2 million in FY27 for NYC Kids Rise college savings accounts for public school kindergarteners

CCC applauds the Mayor and City Council for their work to ensure these vital programs for children, families, and communities are funded. Despite these meaningful investments, the FY27 Adopted Budget omits certain investments that warrant caution. While more focus is placed on the affordability crisis facing NYC families, the Adopted Budget does not address the child care voucher crisis, which has left more than 25,000 families with low-income on waitlists, compromising equitable access to child care. Furthermore, the City failed to restore funding for key child welfare prevention programs serving children and families in Brooklyn and Queens, disrupting relied-upon family supports. CCC continues to advocate alongside partners across the city to build on investments made in this year and ensure child and family well-being across the city.

 

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Summary of Actions Taken in the New York City FY2027 Budget

The FY27 Budget ADDS or RESTORES:

Administration for Children’s Services

Adopted Budget Funding

• $166,477 in FY27 and FY28 for Mental Health Coordination Unit
• $50,000 in FY27 for Youth Mentoring: Future Force Internship

Executive Budget Funding

• $25 million baselined for PromiseNYC
• $5.2 million in FY27 and $6.2 million in outyears for Fully Covering Family Child Care Fees
• $1.6 million baselined for Immigration Legal Services
• $6.2 million in FY27 and FY28, $6.3 million in FY29 and FY30 for Juvenile Justice Facility Needs
• $1 million in FY27 for Secure Detention Classroom space
• $33 million in FY27 for child care vouchers

Preliminary Budget Funding

• $1.1 million baselined for Child Care Program Integrity
• $2 million baselined through for Children’s Center Staff and Support Services
• $8.1 million baselined for Juvenile Justice Staff and Support Services
• $263.1 million in FY27 and $312.9 million in outyears for the State Foster Care Mandate

Department of Education/New York City Public Schools

Adopted Budget Funding

• $6 million in FY27 for Restorative Justice (funded within the NYCPS Budget)
• $8.4 million in FY27 for Sensory Exploration, Education & Discovery (SEED) (funded within the NYCPS Budget for FY27)
• $5 million in FY27 for the Mental Health Continuum (funded within the NYCPS Budget for FY27)
• $4 million in FY27 for the Immigrant Family Communications and Outreach (funded within the NYCPS Budget for FY27)
• $3.3 million in FY27 for Student Success Centers (funded within the NYCPS Budget for FY27)
• $383 million in FY27 to Hold Harmless for reduced enrollment
• $18 million baselined for Individual Education Services (IESP) Plan Support
• $430,000 in FY27 for NYC Her Future

Executive Budget Funding

• $40 million baselined for ECE Contract Enhancement
• $5 million baselined for ECE Outreach
• $36.4 million baselined for ECE Staffing
• $2.8 million baselined for Every Child and Family is Known
• $52.5 million in FY27, $51 million in FY28, $50.8 million in FY29 and $52.3 million in FY30 for Facilities Support
• $3.2 million in FY27, $1.6 million in FY28, $1.2 million in FY29, and $1.3 million in FY30 for Family Empowerment
• $86 million baselined for Individualized Education Services Plan (IESP) Support
• $80.3 million baselined for School Cleaning
• $31 million baselined for Learning to Work
• $67.5 million in FY27, $77 million in FY28, $79 million in FY29, and $81.6 million in FY30 for Special Education Pre-K Expansion

Preliminary Budget Funding

• $542.9 million in FY27 and $942.9 million in outyears to support class size reduction mandate in school year 2026-27 and beyond
• $550 million in FY27 and $600 million in outyears to support costs of Due Process Cases
• $6.5 million baselined for Early Childhood Education Headcount, providing support for renewed investment in 3-K and the launch of 2-K
• $380 million baselined for Early Childhood Education Support, addressing structural shortfall in Early Childhood Education
• $130 million in FY27, $85 million in FY28, $160 million in FY29 and $180 million in FY30 for Pupil transportation
• $106.2 million baselined for Summer Rising (a $26.2 million increase over FY26)
• $70 million baselined for Preschool Special Education services, evaluations and staffing to meet the needs of children with disabilities
• $234.8 million for Universal Pre-Kindergarten Universal Pre-K Revenue Adjustment
• $73 million in FY27 and $425 million in FY28 for Universal Pre-Kindergarten 2K

Department of Youth and Community Development

Adopted Budget Funding

• $950,000 in FY27 for NYC Her Future Allocation
• $1.6 million in FY27 for Runaway and Homeless Youth Peer Navigators (funded within DYCD budget for FY27)
• $1.6 million in FY27 for Runaway and Homeless Youth Housing Navigators (funded within DYCD budget for FY27)

Executive Budget Funding

• $14.8 million in FY27 for Office of Community Safety needs

Preliminary Budget Funding

• $19.6 million baselined for Summer Rising restoration.

Department of Social Services

Adopted Budget Funding

• $8.6 million in FY27 and $6.6 million in outyears for the CityFHEPS Career and Education Bridge Program
• $38 million baselined for HASA Housing
• $11.7 million in FY27 for NYC Benefits
• $5 million baselined for Community Food Connection
• $54 million baselined for Fair Fares
• $62.7 million in FY27 for Immigrant Legal Services
• $1 million baselined for MOIA Legal Support Hotline

Executive Budget Funding

• $11.5 million in FY27, $15.7 million in FY28, $16.1 million in FY29, and FY30 for Cash Assistance Staffing
• $16.7 million in FY27 and $18.4 million in outyears for Domestic Violence Shelter
• $25 million baselined for Fair Fares
• $25.6 million in FY27 and $44 million in outyears for Right to Counsel
• $15.7 million in FY27 for the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender Based Violence

Preliminary Budget Funding

• $53.6 million baselined for Community Food Connection
• $2.6 million baselined to restore funding for the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV) Crime Victim Assistance Program (CVAP)
• $1.5 million baselined for Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) English Learning and Support Centers
• $21.3 million in FY27, $20.9 million in FY28, and $19.2 million in outyears to expand legal defense for immigrants facing deportation and other immigration legal services
• $57 million baselined for the Indigent Care Pool
• $11.6 million to fund Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) Legal Support Centers
• $10.1 million for homelessness prevention and shelter move out enhancements
• $6.4 million in FY27, $6.6 million in FY28, $6.7 million in FY29, and $6.9 million for SNAP Eligibility Specialists
• $1.9 million baselined for SNAP Trainers for HRA’s Office of Policy Procedure and Training

Department of Homelessness Services

Adopted Budget Funding

• $374,270 baselined for the CityFHEPS Career and Education Bridge Program
• $5.2 million baselined for Homeless Support Outreach Funding Adjustment

Preliminary Budget Funding

• $31.1 million in FY27, $29.9 million in FY28, $30.8 million in FY29, and $31.7 million in FY30 for outdoor structures for New Yorkers experiencing street homelessness.

Department of Health and Mental Health

Adopted Budget Funding

• $2 million in FY27 for LGBTQ+ Emergency Fund
• $7.9 million in FY27 for Intensive Mobile Treatment Expansion
• $583,000 in FY27 for Maternity Infant Reproduction
• $2.5 million baselined for Crisis Respite Centers
• $11 million baselined for Intensive Mobile Treatment Expansion
• $4.5 million baselined for Mobile Treatment Step Down

Executive Budget Funding

• $10 million in FY27 for Groceries to Go
• $4 million baselined for Mental Health Clubhouses
• $47.3 million baselined for Mobile Treatment
• $2.75 million in FY27 for Office of Community Mental Health Programs
• $3.2 million baselined for Sexual Health Clinics

Preliminary Budget Funding

• $1.5 million in FY27, $2.3 million in FY28, and $2.9 million in outyears for 2-K regulation, monitoring, and inspections, as well as Early Intervention connection
• $5.4 million baselined for childcare regulation, monitoring, and inspection
• $3.1 million baselined for Get the Good Stuff food assistance program

Health + Hospitals

Executive Budget Funding

• $514,000 in FY27, $529,000 in FY28, $545,000 in FY29, and $561,000 in FY30 for Expansion of the Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Reduction Program

Preliminary Budget Funding

• $7.5 million in FY27 for comprehensive adolescent care
• $11.9 million baselined for outdoor structures to support New Yorkers experiencing street homelessness

Housing Preservation and Development

Adopted Budget Funding

• $333,333 in FY27 for NYCHA Promoting Wellness
• $180,000 in FY27 for Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants Roll
• $50 million in FY27 for City Housing Assistance Program
• $125 million baselined for City Housing Assistance Program

Preliminary Budget Funding

• $0.9 million baselined to fund Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants

Department of Consumer and Worker Protections

Adopted Budget Funding

• $53.2 million for NYC Kids Rise college savings accounts for public school kindergarteners

Libraries

Adopted Budget Funding

• $70,000 in FY27 for additional funding for the NY Research Library
• $372,000 in FY27 for additional funding for the NY Public Library
• $279,000 in FY27 for additional funding for the Queens Public Library
• $279,000 in FY27 for additional funding for the Brooklyn Public Library

Executive Budget Funding

• $2.2 million baselined for the New York Research Library
• $11.7 baselined million for the New York Public Library
• $8.8 million baselined for the Brooklyn Public Library
• $8.8 million baselined for the Queens Public Library

Preliminary Budget Funding

• $2 million in FY26 for 7 days of service at the Research Library, New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, and Queens Public Library (note: the FY27 Preliminary Budget also includes cuts to public libraries detailed in the section below)

Office of Criminal Justice

Adopted Budget Funding

• $32 million in FY27 for Indigent Defense Adjustment
• $3.3 million baselined for Re-Entry Services
• $1.8 million baselined for South Bronx Community Justice Center

Executive Budget Funding

• $4.75 m in FY27 for Project Restore Teen

Department of Parks and Recreation

Adopted Budget Funding

• $2.6 million baselined for Green Thumb Program
• $9.8 million baselined for Parks Enforcement Patrol (PEP) Security Officers
• $2 million baselined for Tree Stump Removal

Executive Budget Funding

• $87,000 baselined for Environmental Review Staff
• $3 million baselined for Forestry Management
• $6.2 million baselined for Park Workers
• $7.9 million for Recreation Staff
• $5.8 million for Urban Park Rangers

Office of Community Safety

Executive Budget Funding

• $15.6 million in FY28 and outyears for End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
• $2.7 million in FY28 and outyears for Office of Community Mental Health
• $1.3 million in FY27 and $600,000 in outyears for the Office of Community Safety Oher Than Personnel Services
• $1.5 million baselined for the Office of Community Safety Personnel Services
• $19.5 million in FY28 and outyears for the Office of Neighborhood Safety
• $35.7 million in FY28 and outyears for End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Office of Community Safety Transfer
• $29 million in FY28 and outyears for the Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes
• $4.3 million in FY28 and outyears for the Office of Community Mental Health
• $136.7 million in FY28 and outyears for the Office of Neighborhood Safety

The FY27 Budget CUTS:

Administration for Children’s Services

Executive Budget Funding

• $2.69 million in FY27 and outyears from Prevention Contract Utilization due to non-renewal of underutilized programs.

The FY27 Budget FAILS TO FUND:

Investments included in the FY26 Adopted Budget for one year only and not funded in the FY27 Adopted Budget.

Department of Youth and Community Development

• $990,000 in FY26 for Equity and Racial Justice
• $2 million in FY26 for Feeding Our Communities (funded at $13 million through City Council discretionary funding)

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

• $100,000 in FY26 for Maternal Health Campaign
• $1.5 million for Nurse-Family Partnership

Department of Social Services

• $100 million in FY26 for Rental Assistance
• $2 million in FY26 for Domestic Violence Legal Services Pilot
• $3 million in FY26 and $10 million in outyears for Civil Legal Services
• $12.5 million in FY26 for Unaccompanied Minors

Office of Criminal Justice

• $1.3 million in FY26 for the Alternatives to Incarceration Adjustment

Department of Parks and Recreation

• $6.2 million in FY26 for Park Maintenance Workers

 

The FY27 Adopted Budget FUNDS FY27 City Council Initiatives:

These are restorations and investments funded by the City Council in FY27.

Anti-Poverty

• $2.8 million for the Anti-Poverty Initiative

Community Development

• $4.9 million for Asian-American Pacific Islander Community Support ($200,000 decrease from FY26)
• $14.5 million for the NYC RISE with Adult Literacy Forward (Formerly Adult Literacy Initiative and Adult Literacy forward)
• $3.7 million for Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund
• $4.59 million for Digital Inclusion and Literacy Initiative
• $5.2 million for LGBTQIA+ Community Services
• $6.4 million for Trans Equity Programs
• $1.8 million for Community Interpreter Bank ($375,000 increase from FY26)
• $700,000 for Diversity, Inclusion and Equity in Tech Initiative
• $2.4 million for Language Services Worker Co-operatives
• $1 million Artificial Intelligence Community Engagement (moved from youth services)

Community Safety and Victim Services

• $5.1 million for Community Safety and Victim Services Initiative

Criminal Justice Services/Juvenile Justice

• $19.96 million for Alternatives to Incarceration and Reentry programs

• $4.16 million for the Initiative to Combat Sexual Assault
• $2.63 million for Innovative Criminal Justice Programs
• $2.1 million for Justice Involved Supportive Housing
• $1.07 million for Support for Victims of Human Trafficking
• $3.476 million for Support for Persons Involved in the Sex Trade

Cultural Organizations

• $5.7 million for the Coalition Theaters of Color
• $17.3 million for the Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA)
• $7.4 million for the Cultural Immigrant Initiative
• $75,000 for the Film Accelerator Model
• $3.6 million for the SU-CASA

Domestic Violence

• $12.01 million for Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative
• $2.45 million for Supportive Alternatives to Violent Encounters (SAVE)
• $1.3 million for Divorce Proceedings Representation for Domestic Violence Survivors

Education

• $5.4 million for City’s First Readers
• $3.75 million for Community Schools
• $7.5 million for the Education Equity Action Plan to support the creation of a K-12 Black Studies curriculum
• $8.9 million for Educational Programs for Students
• $500,000 for the Jill Chaifetz Helpline operated by Advocates for Children
• $2.8 million for LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Supports for Students
• $250,000 for Operation Backpack
• $925,000 million for Physical Education and Fitness
• $2.3 million for Social and Emotional Supports for Students ($300,000 increase from FY26)
• $2 million for Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention Specialists
• $4 million for Support for Arts Instruction
• $4.8 million for Support for Educators, which funds professional development, training, and mentorship for teachers ($150,000 increase from FY26)

Environmental Initiatives

• $5.1 million for A Greener NYC
• $5.2 million for Community Composting ($1 million decrease from FY26)
• $1 million for Community Composting at Cultural Institutions Groups
• $14.3 million for NYC Cleanup

Food Initiatives

• $2.1 million for Access to Healthy Food and Nutritional Education
• $10.5 million for food pantries (increase of $1.9 million from FY26)
• $1.4 million for the Food Access and Benefits Initiative
• $13 million for Feeding Our Communities (includes $4.9 million for Community Food Connections) (decrease of $2 million from FY26)

Health Services

• $850,000 for Abortion Access Fund
• $3.620 million for Access Health Initiative
• $4.5 million for Healthy Beginnings (formerly Child Health and Wellness and Maternal and Child Health Services) (increase of $200,000 from FY26)
• $2 million for the Managed Care Consumer Assistance Program
• $654,423 for Reproductive and Sexual Health Services
• $743,908 for Cancer Services
• $11.3 million for HIV/AIDS Pathways to Care
• $2.2 million for Viral Hepatitis Prevention (decrease of $100,000 from FY26)

Higher Education

• $600,000 for CUNY Child Care Expansion

Homeless Services

• $1.35 million for Children and Families in the NYC Homeless System
• $820,000 for the Citywide Homeless Prevention Fund

Housing

• $3.65 million for Community Housing Preservation Strategies
• $1.5 million for the Community Land Trust
• $450,000 for Financial Empowerment for NYC’s Renters
• $1.8 million for the Home Loan Program
• $5.1 million for Homeowner Stabilization Services (Formerly Estate Planning and Resolution Initiative and Foreclosure Prevention Programs)
• $650,000 for Housing Court Answers
• $300,000 for the Housing Information Project
• $3.7 million for Stabilizing NYC, a citywide coalition to prevent the loss of affordable housing
• $2 million for Tax Lien Sale Outreach and Assistance

Immigrant Services

• $4.6 million for the Asylum Seeker Legal Assistance Network (ASLAN) / Pro Se Plus (new initiative)
• $5.2 million for CUNY Citizenship NOW! Program (increase of $1.8 million from FY26)
• $600,000 for the Haitian Response Initiative (new initiative)
• $2.4 million for Immigrant Health Initiative
• $2.2 million for the Immigrant Legal Providers Support Network (new initiative)
• $6.5 million for Immigrant Opportunities Initiative (increase of $3.8 million from FY26)
• $850,000 for Immigrant Rights Workshops (new initiative)
• $850,000 for the Immigration Legal Services for Survivors of Violence and Gender Based Harm (new initiative)
• $500,000 for Know Your Rights for Immigrant Street Vendors (new initiative)
• $750,000 for Language Access and Legal Services for Black Immigrants (new initiative)
• $2 million for Legal Services for AAPI Communities (new initiative)
• $1.3 million for the legal services for Day Laborers and Domestic Workers (new initiative)
• $6.8 million for Legal Services for Low-Income Immigrants (decrease of $26.4 million from FY26)
• $24.9 million for the New York Immigrant Family Unity Project
• $3 million for Rapid Response Legal Collaborative (increase of $1.8 million from FY26)
• $2.2 million for the School-Based Immigrant Rapid Response Legal Access (new initiative)
• $2.3 million for the Special Immigration Juvenile Status (SIJS) (new initiative)
• $16.9 million for the Unaccompanied Minors and Families Initiative (increase of $50,000 from FY26)
• $2.2 million for Welcome NYC (increase of $400,000 from FY26)

Legal Services

• $3.485 million for Family Advocacy and Guardianship Support
• $9.255 million for Legal Services for Low-income and Working-Class New Yorkers
• $1 million for Prisoners’ Rights Project
• $2.17 million for Low Wage Worker Support

Mental Health Services

• $3.26 million for the Autism Awareness Initiative
• $1.56 million for the Children Under 5 Initiative, which funds community-based mental health services for children under 5
• $3.425 million for the Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative
• $2.25 million for Developmental, Psychological and Behavioral Health Services
• $1 million for Emergency Medical Services Mental Health and Wellness (new initiative)
• $1.2 million for the LGBTQIA+ Youth Mental Health
• $3 million for Mental Health Clubhouses (new initiative)
• $3.66 million for Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations
• $3.08 million for Opioid Prevention and Treatment
• $300,000 for mental health Workforce Retention and Development
• $5 million for NYC988 Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Hotline
• $4.5 million for Peer Specialists Support
• $250,000 for Youth Peer Support Pilot
• $4.8 million for Trauma Recovery Centers

Parks and Recreation

• $5.4 million for Parks Equity Initiative
• $750,000 for the Swim Safety Initiative (new initiative)

Public Safety

• $1.2 million for the Hate Crimes Prevention Initiative
• $4.6 million for Violence Prevention and Intervention for Youth and Young Adults

Young Women’s Initiative

• $973,126 for a Dedicated Contraceptive Fund
• $250,000 for HRA Teen RAPP
• $3 million for Culturally Specific Gender Based Violence Initiative
• $350,000 for the Prevent Sexual Assault (PSA) Initiative for Young Adults
• $174,000 for Step in and Stop it Initiative to Address Bystander Intervention
• $714,500 for Work-Based Learning Internships
• $1.096 million for Wrap-Around Supports for Transitional-Aged Foster Youth
• $1.74 million for Young Women’s Leadership Development
• $3.5 million for Gender-Affirming Care for TGNCNBI Youth (new initiative)

Youth Services

• $9.8 million for the Afterschool Enrichment Initiative (increase of $1.6 million from FY26)
• $1.2 million for Big Brothers and Big Sister of New York City
• $500,000 for Civic Education in New York City Schools
• $1.472 million for Sports Training and Role Models for Success Initiative (STARS)
• $1.5 million for Youth Build Project Initiative
• $1.2 million for Citywide Young Adult Entrepreneurship Program Initiative (increase of $200,000 from FY26)
• $1 million for Empowering Black Communities
• $5 million for LGBTQIA+ Youth Support and Services

 

*Programs are funded through New York State funding.