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DYCD Immigrant Services Concept Paper Feedback

Please review DYCD's Immigrant Services Concept Paper and answer the questions below to help inform program design and development of an Request for Proposals. We have included questions on all 3 competitions (Legal Servies, Legal Services for Victimes of DV, Immigrant Families) outlined in the Concpet Paper, however, please feel free to comment only on the areas of interest to you.

Links to the concept paper and other information can be found on DYCD's website: https://www.nyc.gov/site/dycd/involved/funding-and-support/contracting-opportunities.page
1.Legal Services for Immigrants: DYCD wants to ensure that New Yorkers all over the city are reached via street outreach, education activities, and screenings. Is it feasible to conduct the street outreach to all five boroughs given the staffing structure and expectations in the solicitation? If no, how would you change this requirement? If yes, what strategies would you use to ensure that all five boroughs were adequately covered by street outreach (e.g., set schedule by neighborhood, prioritizing high need areas, etc.)?
2.Legal Services for Immigrants: How do you suggest providers verify the tier of services they are providing a client? Please provide any thoughts or suggestions on types of documentation that could be utilized to verify completion of legal services that are not application-based, such as general consultations and inquiries, follow-up on previous applications, contact with agencies other than USCIS, etc.
3.Legal services for Immigrants/Legal Services for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence and Trafficking: Are there additional legal services or needs that are not covered in the 3 service tiers?
4.Legal services for Immigrants/Legal Services for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence and Trafficking: What are the challenging aspects of this new tiered approach or general program model, if any?
5.Legal services for Immigrants/Legal Services for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence and Trafficking: What are the positive aspects of this new tiered approach or the program model in general, if any?
6.Immigrant Families: How would your organization define and measure success for family-based programming, like family-centered activities and community events? Do you have any ideas or suggestions about how to demonstrate that programming is valuable/beneficial for families?
7.Immigrant Families: What feedback do you have on the interactive family activities categories? Are there any additional topics you would add to this list? Are there any topics that do not meet needs of participants?
8.Do you have any additional comments, suggestions, or thoughts on any of the programs included in this Concept Paper?
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