Literacy Services Concept Paper

The NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) is releasing a concept paper to obtain feedback that will assist with the development of an upcoming request for proposals (RFP) for Literacy Programs which will serve middle school in public schools serving low-income neighborhoods, and adults that are English Language Learners, lack sufficient mastery of basic educational skills and/or lack high school diplomas. The programs primary purposes are to provide contextualized literacy services to help participants and communities thrive. The program will improve a broad range of competencies related to literacy, such as basic language skills (reading, writing, speaking, and listening), and support participants to meet their contextualized goals in areas including but not limited to parenting, workplace, health care and civic engagement.To view this Concept Paper, please scroll down to the end of this page and download the attached document.Comments are invited through November

30, 2022. Comments must be submitted via PASSPort by uploading your comments in the questionnaire tab.To respond to this forthcoming RFP and all other Human/Client Services RFPs, organizations must have an account and an approved HHS Prequalification application in PASSPort. Proposals and Prequalification applications will ONLY be accepted through PASSPort. If you do not have a PASSPort account or an approved PASSPort HHS Prequalification Application, please visit  www.nyc.gov/passport  to get started. Questions regarding PASSPort can be submitted through MOCS support desk at MOCS Support The key dates indicated outline the release of this concept paper to the public as well as the response period for the Concept Paper. The Concept Paper response period is represented by the “Release Date” and “Response Due Date."Questions pertaining to this Concept Paper, please submit by using the Discussion with Buyer forum in PASSPort."> The NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) is releasing a concept paper to obtain feedback that will assist with the development of an upcoming request for proposals (RFP) for Literacy Programs which will serve middle school in public schools serving low-income neighborhoods, and adults that are English Language Learners, lack sufficient mastery of basic educational skills and/or lack high school diplomas. The programs primary purposes are to provide contextualized literacy services to help participants and communities thrive. The program will improve a broad range of competencies related to literacy, such as basic language skills (reading, writing, speaking, and listening), and support participants to meet their contextualized goals in areas including but not limited to parenting, workplace, health care and civic engagement.To view this Concept Paper, please scroll down to the end of this page and download the attached document.Comments are invited through November 30, 2022. Comments must be submitted via PASSPort by uploading your comments in the questionnaire tab.To respond to this forthcoming RFP and all other Human/Client Services RFPs, organizations must have an account and an approved HHS Prequalification application in PASSPort. Proposals and Prequalification applications will ONLY be accepted through PASSPort. If you do not have a PASSPort account or an approved PASSPort HHS Prequalification Application, please visit www.nyc.gov/passport to get started. Questions regarding PASSPort can be submitted through MOCS support desk at MOCS Support The key dates indicated outline the release of this concept paper to the public as well as the response period for the Concept Paper. The Concept Paper response period is represented by the “Release Date” and “Response Due Date."Questions pertaining to this Concept Paper, please submit by using the Discussion with Buyer forum in PASSPort.