Mayor Adams unveils vocational training program for NYC foster care kids: 'We just ignored this

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Mayor Adams pledged to make vocational training for foster care children a “hallmark” of his administration as he rolled out a new program on Tuesday aimed at giving the vulnerable kids a better shot at entering the city’s workforce.

The new program, operated by the city Administration for Children’s Services and the City University of New York with funding assistance from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, will offer free vocational training in five different fields of work for youth between the ages of 16 and 24 who grew up in foster care, Adams said.

“We’ve failed foster care children for far too long,” Adams said during a press conference at Kingsborough Community College in southern Brooklyn, where the vocational classes will be offered.

“They are more likely to be unemployed, more likely to be a victim of a crime, or dealing with criminal behavior, more likely to deal with mental health issues, so we just ignored this population. It fed the problems we have in this city.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mayor-adams-unveils-vocational-training-program-for-nyc-foster-care-kids-we-just-ignored-this-population/ar-AAVD3vU

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1. Well, at least CUNY is involved.

Hopefully they also have a degree path planned for those with academic aptitude.

[Hoyt]

2. Sounds like a worthy program.

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3. Fingers crossed it is executed well and effective.

All kids deserve access to education/training and these higher risk kids especially so.

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4. Good government addresses obscure but real issues.

It's something I never even considered, the outcome for foster children, but I applaud the mayor for being aware of it and attempting to do something in connection with it.

[Me.]

5. Rolling Out A Lot Of Programs Lately

hope at least one works