ALBANY – School districts in five area counties may receive state aid for high-need school districts to establish after-school programs.
The eligible districts include East Ramapo Central School District in Rockland County; Fallsburg and Monticello Central School Districts in Sullivan County; Kiryas Joel Village Union Free School District and Newburgh Enlarged City School District in Orange County; Poughkeepsie City School District in Dutchess County; and Yonkers City School District in Westchester County.
Eligible school districts may partner with non-profit agencies to provide after-school programs. Any school districts interested in applying must be located in municipalities designated under the Empire State Poverty Reduction Initiative; be located in a county that had a child poverty rate of over 30 percent in 2015; have a district child poverty rate of over 30 percent in 2015; and had between 5,000 and 20,000 students living in poverty within the school district in 2015.
