Committee on Children and Youth Approves Multiple Local Laws to Support Foster Care Youth and Juvenile Detention Staff
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On July 14, 2025, the New York City Council Committee on Children and Youth, chaired by Althea V. Stevens, approved four local laws aimed at improving conditions and support for youth in foster care and juvenile detention facilities. The laws include provisions for providing luggage to foster youth, enhancing data collection on foster care youth, establishing a support program for foster and former foster youth, and requiring behavioral support training for juvenile detention staff.
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- Approved Int. 1077-2024-A requiring the provision of luggage to youth entering, transitioning, or exiting foster care (Enactment No. 2025/115).
- Approved Int. 1245-2025-A mandating additional data collection and reporting on foster care youth, including disaggregated data by age and council district (Enactment No. 2025/116).
- Approved Int. 1246-2025-A establishing a program to support youth currently in foster care and those who have exited foster care, codifying the Fair Futures program into city law (Enactment No. 2025/117).
- Approved Int. 1259-2025-A requiring basic training in behavioral support strategies for certain staff at juvenile detention facilities (Enactment No. 2025/119).
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