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August 08, 2023

New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) Launches Innovative Direct Cash Transfer Research Pilot Program to Support Families at Risk of Poverty-Related Neglect

Date: Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Time: 11 a.m.

Location: Bivona Child Advocacy Center, The Skalny Building, One Mount Hope Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620

RSVP: Media interested in attending should RSVP to press@ocfs.ny.gov

OCFS will host a celebratory launch of an innovative Direct Cash Transfer (DCT) Research Pilot program. It will be the first DCT pilot in the country to track and gauge the impact of a universal cash stipend on families’ future contact with the child welfare system since data show that many families are reported for poverty-related neglect. New York State enrolled 150 households across three counties – Monroe, Westchester and Onondaga.  These households will receive $500 per month via a debit card, unconditionally, for one year, totaling $6,000 per family. Financing for the pilot is a mix of federal, state and private funds.

Featured speakers include:

  • Gail Geohagen-Pratt, OCFS Deputy Commissioner for Child Welfare and Community Services
  • Thalia Wright, Monroe County Department of Human Services Commissioner
  • Daniele Lyman-Torres, Bivona Child Advocacy Center President & CEO
  • Direct Cash Transfer Research Pilot Program stakeholders
  • Elected leaders


Click here to learn more about the Direct Cash Transfer Research Pilot Program


Important media planning details below:
 

  • Press should arrive 15 minutes before event start time.
  • When you arrive at Bivona, please go through the lower-level entrance where Bivona staff will let you in. Please do not enter through the main entrance that children and families use.


About the New York State Office of Children and Family Services:

The Office of Children and Family Services serves New York's public by promoting the safety, permanency and well-being of children, families and communities. The agency provides a system of family support, juvenile justice, youth development, child care and child welfare services and is responsible for programs and services involving foster care, adoption and adoption assistance, child protective services, preventive services for children and families, and protective programs for vulnerable adults.

 

 

 

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