A Q&A with Lily Ann Divino, LCSW, MPH, Director of the Adolescent Health Program In this edition of NYC Opportunity’s “Program Spotlight” series, we explore the Adolescent Health Program at NYC Health + Hospitals with Director, Lily Ann Divino, LCSW, MPH. The Adolescent Health Program (AHP) works to ensure the physical, emotional, social, and mental well-being of adolescents and young adults served by NYC…

NYC Opportunity is excited to partner with CUNY on the CUNY Comprehensive Access to Resources for Essential Services (CUNY CARES) initiative. CUNY CARES will implement and evaluate a new model for providing integrated and coordinated health and social services to support the academic success of participating CUNY students. This three-year…

Destiny Blackwell is a New York native who spent most of her adolescence in awe of the film industry. She knew what she wanted to do with her life and dreamed of making movies and TV shows, but she was at a loss as to what she could do to…

▶️ Click here to watch the Plain Language 101 Training Video! This is a 25 minute video where Jack Ding from the NYC Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity gives an overview of plain language writing techniques. What is the Civic Design Forum? The Civic Design Forum (CDF) is an activation space that brings together a community…

Source: Urban X Studio, Oficina Design | Photographer: Gina LeVay The Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity (NYC Opportunity) has recently launched evaluations of two City programs, Environments Promoting Wellness and Resilience, an initiative to improve the work of domestic violence shelters through better design, and NYC Men Teach, an initiative…

The Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity (NYC Opportunity) has launched a new partnership with 11 evaluation firms. The firms were selected in 2022 through a competitive Request for Proposals process issued by the NYC Human Resources Administration in collaboration with our office. …

What is the Civic Design Forum? The Civic Design Forum (CDF) is an activation space that brings together a community of practice comprising NYC public servants to exchange resources and best practices, and learn about and provide feedback on innovative projects and processes across that City. …

👋 This post is a resource for NYC Agency staff applying to the Community Compensation Fund (CCF), read more about the CCF here. 🤝Eligibility Criteria 1: Your project uses protocols/methods to center community choice, agency, reciprocity, and respect. Considerations How will participants know what they are agreeing to before they participate in your work?* How are you being transparent with participants about the ways their feedback…

The Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity (NYC Opportunity) is pleased to introduce the newest Fellows working on our Programs and Evaluation and Service Design teams. In the following Q & A’s, they tell us a little bit about themselves and what drew them to this work.