BoA Youth Committee 10/7/2026

The Board of Alders Youth Services Committee held a workshop on October 7, 2026, with presentations from the City’s Youth and Recreation Department and community arts and cultural organizations. The department reported on after-school programming serving 429 students, a proposed small-scale youth employment program running from November through June with participants earning about $17 per hour for 10 hours weekly, and summer programs that served more than 650 campers and included youth employment at over 75 work sites. It also described a planned partnership with the Board of Education to provide swimming lessons or water-safety instruction to New Haven third graders. The department referenced 21st Century funding supporting after-school programming, but the transcript records no contract awards, bids, procurement decisions, spending motions, or votes.

Other presenters described ballet instruction in schools and at the Q House, reduced-price and free theater opportunities, and museum programs, including school visits and activities for families and children with sensory needs. The discussion focused on program participation, access, community partnerships, and sharing information with schools and residents; no procurement action or formal spending decision was identified.