Borough Based Councils (BBCs)
The Borough Based Councils bring together different child and
family service providers in communities together to improve the
social and emotional well-being of children and youth through
implementation fo the NYS Children's Plan within NYC's system of
care. The goal of the Borough Based Councils work is to
develop, improve, and strengthen family-driven, culturally
competent, strength-based services for children and adolescents who
have or at risk of developing serious emotional and/ore behavior
challenges through local cross-agency and cross-system
collaboration, advocacy, training and shared resources.
The BBCs identify and address local systemic issues, gaps in
services, and interagency differences in service provisions as well
as provide a vehicle for family and youth input into policy and
program development for the System of Care; thus informing and
empowering families to access services and support in the best
interests of their families.
There are five Borough Based Councils in NYC:
- Bronx (meets the 3rd Monday
of each month from 10:00am-12:00pm at VNS Friends, 489-493 E. 153rd
Street., Bronx, NY 10455)
- Brooklyn (meets the 1st
Friday of each month from 10:00am-12:00pm at Brooklyn District
Attorney's office, 350 Jay St., 19th Floor, Brooklyn, NY
11201)
- Manhattan (meets the 3rd
Thursday of each month from 9:30am-11:30am at New York Lawyers for
Public Interest, 151 W. 30th St., 11th Floor, New York, NY
10001)
- Queens (meets the 4th
Monday of each month from 9:30am-11:30am at DOE Region 3 Office,
90-27 Sutphin Blvd, 2nd Floor, Queens, NY 11435)
- Staten Island (meets
the 1st Monday of each month from 10:00am-12:00pm. Contact Yusyin
Hsin at yhsin@mhaofnyc.org
or 212-614-6356 for exact meeting locations)
Membership to BBCs is open to all interested individuals and
organizations.