How does Comprehensive After School System of NYC work?

Programs are offered to young people for free Programs are three hours each day, five days per week, including on school holidays

How do I Apply to Comprehensive After School System of NYC?

You can use Discover DYCD to find programs in your area. To get started: Go to the Discover DYCD website. Select “afterschool programs” in the category field and click on “Search”. Enter your borough and neighborhood, or zip code to begin searching. To enroll your child in a COMPASS NYC program, contact the afterschool program staff at your child’s school. You can also use Discover DYCD with the “afterschool programs” filter to see what programs are near your home.

Comprehensive After School System of NYC (COMPASS NYC)

1. How it Works

Students can join one of hundreds of free afterschool programs in NYC through COMPASS NYC. COMPASS programs can offer homework help, sports, arts, and more. They are free and located all over the city.

Programs are offered to young people for free
Programs are three hours each day, five days per week, including on school holidays

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2. Determine Your Eligibility

2. Determine your eligibility

All NYC students, in kindergarten to 12th grade, are eligible to enroll in COMPASS programs.

Take a short survey to see if you might be eligible for this or 30 other programs.

Am I Eligible?

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3. What You Need to Include

3. What you need to include

It’s important to include the right documents when you apply. Your documents show whether the program is right for you.

This page can help you choose the right documents for your application.

For each person applying, any one document:

Adoption records
Baptismal or another religious certificate
Birth certificate
Naturalization certificate
Official birth records
Official school records
Passport
IDNYC

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4. How to Apply

4. How to apply

Here are your options.

You can use Discover DYCD to find programs in your area. To get started:

Go to the Discover DYCD website.
Select “afterschool programs” in the category field and click on “Search”.
Enter your borough and neighborhood, or zip code to begin searching.

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