New York Announces Families of Undocumented Migrants to Get Child Benefits Beginning in January | Eric Adams | United States | Venezuela | WORLD

Families without legal status in United States of Americawho came to New York in recent months on buses sent from Texas, they will be eligible for a new childcare program starting in January, city mayor Eric Adams announced Wednesday.

He pointed out that it is the first time in the history of New York This aid will be provided to families who, due to their legal status, do not meet the requirements for another federally subsidized child care program.

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The city is investing $10 million in this new program, which it’s calling the “New York Promise.” and has contracted with four community organizations to provide the services because of their ties and trusting relationships with immigrants, Adams said.

At the beginning of the year, when Adams came to the office, announced plans to improve access to subsidized childcare for children still undocumented and others who cannot take advantage of existing programs due to restrictive federal immigration rules.

He stressed that this initiative will be particularly beneficial for asylum seekers newcomers to New Yorkas it will allow them to find stable housing and gainful employment while their children are cared for in safety.

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The city estimates that about 600 children will benefit from the program in the first six months of the initiative.

“Every child deserves a chance to succeed, no matter where they come from, and as a city of immigrants, we know the American Dream begins here, in this city.” said the Democratic mayor.

“Overcoming obstacles in a new city and a new country is difficult, and the combination of these problems with a lack of childcare can prevent parents and families from realizing the dream they had so desperately set for.”underlined the Mayor.

Some 30,000 immigrants have arrived in this city since last Marchmost of them were bussed from Texas by its governor Greg Abbott after crossing the border claiming asylum in this country, most of them from Venezuela.