Manhattan
J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch
Current: Manhattan Youth · Incoming: Imogen Roche Foundation
Last updated · June 22, 2026
Provider transition
- Current provider
- Manhattan Youth
- Incoming provider
- Imogen Roche Foundation
- Contract status
- Awarded — registration unverified
- Principal input known
- No
Nearly all ~1,000 students participate in ~50 weekly offerings.
What J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch could lose
- Debate, clubs & enrichmentUnknown~50 weekly clubs & offerings
- Late pickup / working-family hoursUnknownWorking-family late pickup
Guaranteed vs. still unknown
DYCD publicly promised free, safe, and enriching programs — but did not provide school-specific continuity details.
DYCD says
- • Programs will remain free
- • Programming will be safe and enriching
- • Providers will create transition plans
- • Schools will work with incoming providers
- • Principal input was considered
Families still do not know
- • Which activities will continue
- • Which staff will remain
- • Whether those plans exist now
- • Whether sports, theater, and leagues are funded
- • Why preferences were overridden
Student voices
400
student letters collected
Approximately 400 student letters referenced by Baruch PTA leadership at public hearings.
Sources & verification
- pressTribeca Citizen
- petitionChange.org petition
- dycdDYCD May 8 award list
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