State Senator Zellnor Myrie announced a comprehensive plan called the Opportunity Agenda aimed at providing free, universal afterschool programs and full-day early childhood education for NYC students. This initiative seeks to alleviate the financial pressures on families, improve academic and career outcomes, and bolster the local job market, particularly in the care sector. It includes afterschool programming until 6:00 PM for students from 3-K to 12th grade, and enhances workforce development programs, as well as summer employment opportunities for youth. Myrie reflects on his own experiences with afterschool programs as pivotal to his success.
Myrie's plan includes free afterschool programming until 6:00pm for students from 3-K through 12th grade, along with expanded workforce development programs and summer youth employment opportunities.
'Afterschool was a lifeline not just for me because of the skills and confidence I could acquire, but also for my mom,' he said. 'I credit afterschool for keeping me off the streets and paving the way for me to attend college, receive a law degree, and become a State Senator.'
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