Reconnecting to Opportunity: Advancing Educational Equity for Court-Involved Students
Our new report reviews data on Passages Academy—the school serving youth in court-ordered settings—and calls on NYC to better serve students before, during, & after their detention.
Advocates for Children of New York has a singular vision: an equitable and inclusive school system where all students receive the education they need to maximize their potential as adults.
We fight for families
For more than 50 years, we have fought beside NYC families from under-resourced communities through a unique combination of services, all focused on protecting education rights and eliminating barriers to success so all students can thrive.
Arianny should have started kindergarten with the support and services she needed to learn and thrive, but instead the family was met with silence and delays – no school placement, no plan, and no one at NYCPS who seemed able to help. That's when Arianny's AFC advocate stepped in.
Richard was struggling to finish his last few high school credits and remaining Regents exams to graduate. AFC successfully advocated for tutoring, assistive technology, and testing accommodations that helped Richard cross the finish line and earn his diploma!
AFC helped Ashley enroll in a transfer school for older students that was close to her shelter, a school that could provide the small, supportive environment Ashley needed to ensure she didn’t fall through the cracks due to instability at home
