Take Action
Every way to push back — pick by how much time you have.
DYCD has not released a school-by-school transition plan and contracts start fall 2026. Every action below is something a parent, student, worker, or neighbor can do today.
Available in 6 languages
Phone & text scripts are available in English, Spanish, Bengali (বাংলা), Chinese (中文), Haitian Creole (Kreyòl), and Arabic (العربية). Email dycdparentaction@gmail.com and we'll send the script for your language by reply.
30 seconds — start here
Sign the petition
30 secJoin 6,400+ NYC families and educators on Change.org demanding DYCD pause the rebid and bring families into the decision.
Sign on Change.org →Get on the list
30 secOne email and your zip code. We'll alert you when there's a hearing, rally, or urgent ask in your district.
Quick sign-up →
2 minutes — make noise
Call & text your officials
2 minPre-written call scripts and one-tap text templates for your Council Member, the Public Advocate, and DYCD leadership.
Open call & text tool →Print & post the flyer
2 minPrint-ready flyer for school pickup, your building lobby, or the PTA bulletin board. QR code links here.
Get the flyer →
5 minutes — send letters
Send the 3 core letters
5 minCouncil Member + DYCD transparency / FOIL + school-specific transition plan. Opens in your own email (Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail, Yahoo) pre-filled — review and hit send.
Open letter tool →Letter to the Public Advocate
5 minAsk the Public Advocate's office to formally investigate the rebid process and request emergency oversight.
Send to Public Advocate →Send your parent story to officials
5 minYour real story, in your words, sent as a personalized letter to Council, DYCD, and the Public Advocate — and added to our public record. Opens in your own email pre-filled.
Open parent story letter →Afterschool worker? Send your testimony
5 minSite directors, group leaders, coaches, teaching artists: your voice carries weight. One letter to Council, DYCD, and the Public Advocate — your role, your years, what students lose.
Open worker story letter →
15 minutes — bring the pressure
File a records (FOIL) request
15 minDemand DYCD release the 13 documents the public has been denied: scoring sheets, provider crosswalk, principal-input records, contract-registration status.
Open records request →File a disability grievance
15 minIf your child relies on IEP-aligned afterschool supports, file a local Section 504 / ADA grievance with DYCD (with DOE and oversight CCs). Faster and local — not a federal OCR complaint.
File DYCD grievance →File a federal OCR complaint
15 minSeparate from the DYCD grievance: a federal Section 504 / ADA Title II complaint to the U.S. Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights. Slower, narrower, on the federal record. 180-day deadline — read the warnings first.
Open the OCR page →Article 78 — legal challenge
15 minRead the legal basis for challenging DYCD's award decisions in NY State court, who can be a petitioner, and how to join with counsel.
Read the legal path →
Nothing is sent without your review. Letters open in your own email app pre-filled — you hit send. New to this? Read the FAQ first. FAQ