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Participants in immigrant services programs
Support programs that provide participants with the services needed to increase and tap their capacity to strengthen and revitalize the communities of New York City. — Engage immigrants in programs to support their integration into New York City through education, job readiness and social services programs.
The near-tripling of participants from Fiscal 2023 to Fiscal 2024 is explained by DYCD in its own reporting: the agency took over additional immigrant-services programs that had previously been run by the Human Resources Administration, which added participants to DYCD's count rather than reflecting organic growth in a single program.
Researched July 16, 2026 — DYCD, Fiscal 2024 Mayor's Management Report
* Year to date — this fiscal year isn't complete, so it's not compared against prior years in the target/trend status above.
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| Fiscal year | Actual | Target |
|---|---|---|
| FY22 | 1,323 programs | 1,563 programs |
| FY23 | 1,262 programs | 1,533 programs |
| FY24 | 3,073 programs | 3,648 programs |
| FY25 | 3,204 programs | 3,886 programs |
| FY26 (YTD) | Not available | 3,325 programs |
Why this is tracked
The Beacon Community Centers initiative began in 1991 under Mayor David Dinkins as a complement to his 'Safe Streets, Safe City' anti-crime campaign, with the idea that safe, resourced neighborhood gathering places for both children and adults help stabilize communities. By 2017 the program had grown to over 90 sites citywide, hosted in public schools and open during afternoons, evenings, weekends, and school breaks. DYCD frames Beacons and similar community-based programs as tools for broader community revitalization, especially in neighborhoods with concentrated poverty or large immigrant populations, not just as youth programming.
Beacon Programs - DYCD, Beacon Community Centers - CAMBA, Inc.
Source: DYCD Literacy & Immigrant Service — via NYC Open Data: Mayor's Management Report, Agency Performance Indicators
Coverage shown: FY22–FY26, reported annually.
Definition: The number of participants in DYCD funded immigrant assistance programs during the reporting period.