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Yet, pregnant or parenting youth experiencing homelessness find there are few options for safe shelter and services for them. Knowing they have no safe, stable place to care for and raise their children compounds their already traumatic test of daily survival.

It is common for young people facing homelessness to be sexually active, including those who practice survival sex or are trafficked for sex, and they are at higher risk of pregnancy. in 2017-live with a young mom or, less frequently, a young dad who is homeless. Each year, hundreds of thousands of children-up to 1.1 million in the U.S. Pregnancy and parenting are common among young people facing homelessness, more so than among their stably housed peers.Ībout 44 percent of young women and 18 percent of young men, ages 18-25, who face homelessness report being a parent or pregnant.

And if you are a young person in need of care, see below how we can help then visit the Our Houses pages on this website to find a Covenant House near you.

Legally-Exempt (not licensed), School-Based Group Child Care Program including preschools, school age and summer camp programs.Covenant House provides holistic care for young people experiencing homelessness, including parenting youth and, particularly, young moms and their babies.

Family or Group Family Child Care Provider licensed or registered by NYS Office of Child and Family Services.

Center-Based, Group Child Care Program permitted or registered by Department of Health and Mental Hygiene or NYS Office of Children & Family Services.

Types of Child Care Providers Eligible for Voucher Payment When a voucher becomes available, you will be notified and asked to provide documentation to verify your child’s eligibility.įor child care services to be authorized through ACS, parents may only enroll their child(ren) in a child care program or provider that is approved by ACS. Children will be called off the list in the order in which they were placed on the list from the oldest date to the most recent. The voucher waitlist call selection process is on a per child basis. Families placed on the voucher waitlist may receive a voucher as additional funding becomes available. Families can be added to the voucher waitlist by completing the Voucher Waitlist Form. At this time there is a waitlist for vouchers.

VouchersĪ voucher is a subsidized child care payment that allows a parent to choose an eligible child care provider not contracted with NYC. Visit EarlyLearn NYC on the DOE website to understand your options, find a program that is right for your family, and enroll your child. EarlyLearn (Contracted Care)ĮarlyLearn is New York City’s contracted early care and education program managed by the New York City Department of Education (DOE). Families have a choice between vouchers and contracted care.