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- While over 60,000 households have become banked since 2021, an estimated 7% of NYC households have no bank account in 2023. Read the press release.
- DCWP partners with banks and credit unions to offer the NYC SafeStart Account, a safe and affordable starter savings account for New Yorkers. Learn more.
- Financial Literacy for Youth will ensure that every public school student can learn how to spend and save money by 2030. Learn more about the program.
- DCWP announced the first 15 school districts to receive financial educators, who will provide students and their families with free counseling and workshops. Read the press release.
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It has never been easier to get a COVID-19 vaccination in NYC. Safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines are available to all New Yorkers age six months and older.
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