Advocates for Children of New York

10/01/2026

🗓️ Mark your calendars for these key October dates for NYC students and parents! Visit our website to find resources and support.

09/29/2026

Thrilled to see this amny feature of Diana Aragundi, the Assistant Director of AFC's Immigrant Students' Rights Project! Diana is an exceptional, dedicated advocate and AFC is lucky to have her.

Read more about her work supporting immigrant students, her role as Chair of the New York City Bar Association's Education and the Law Committee, and her commitment to public interest law.

Education and children’s advocacy attorney Diana Aragundi loved school as a kid. As the eldest daughter to immigrant parents, she was also the first in her

09/26/2026

Today marks the anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For 53 years, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act has been a critical tool in AFC's work to help children with disabilities get the services and accommodations they need to succeed.

Learn more about Section 504 and your rights to services and accommodations in our guide ▶ www.advocatesforchildren.org/resource/guide-to-section-504/

09/23/2026

🌟 The countdown is on to this year's NYC Transition Summit! Join AFC, The City University of New York, New York City Public Schools's Division of Inclusive and Accessible Learning, and dozens of colleges, vocational programs, service providers, organizations, OPWDD providers & more to explore the many pathways to life after high school.

Whether you're planning for college, employment, independent living, or community engagement, this event offers valuable resources, expert guidance, and meaningful connections for students with IEPs or 504 Plans and their families.

We can't wait to see you there! 🎓✨ Registration info in the flyer

09/20/2026

Hundreds and hundreds of NYC students with disabilities with no school bus service at all.

Students on buses arriving to school an hour late.

Contracts from 1979.

Our City and State leaders must must take all steps needed to overhaul New York City Public Schools bus service. https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/09/18/nyc-school-bus-delays-worst-ever-parents-say-as-kids-with-disabilities-hit-hard/

Dozens of New York parents, advocates and lawmakers descended on the DOE’s Lower Manhattan headquarters this week to call for an overhaul of the city’s broken yellow bus system, which has been plagued by both delays and kids not…

09/17/2026

Every year at the start of school, we hear from many NYC families experiencing issues and delays with busing and transportation. Join AFC on September 23rd at 4pm for a free webinar where we will share advocacy tips and resources to help families navigate the Office of Pupil Transportation (OPT) and address other transportation issues they may be experiencing.

https://advocatesforchildren.org/events/busing-issues-101-troubleshooting-nyc-school-transportation-issues-2/

09/16/2026

09/16/2026

It's here!🎙️

Today we launched the AFC Podcast, starting with an episode dedicated to one of the thorniest back-to-school issues for NYC families: school transportation.

We talked to AFC advocates about what you should know when school transportation isn't working, steps you can take to fix it, and whether it's possible for New York City to overhaul our broken school busing system.

Listen to the first episode, available now on all streaming platforms.

09/15/2026

Every day, AFC works with NYC families to advocate for solutions to the education issues they’re facing. Now, we're bringing some of those conversations – and advocacy solutions you can use – to your headphones.

Episode 1 of the AFC Podcast drops tomorrow 🎧

09/14/2026

Families deserve better busing NOW! Join AFC and our partners in the Road to Better Busing Coalition, alongside Assemblymember Yudelka Tapia and State Senator Robert Jackson as we call for urgent, long-overdue changes to NYC’s school bus system and address the impact that decades of outdated, inefficient transportation services have had on students and families.

RSVP here: tinyurl.com/ywkb35r7

🗓️ Thursday, September 17th
🕛 12pm
📍 Steps of Tweed Courthouse (52 Chambers Street)

Join Assemblymember Tapia, Senator Jackson, and the Road to Better Busing Coalition as we call for urgent, long-overdue changes to NYC’s school bus system and address the impact that decades of outdated, inefficient transportation services have had on students and families. Please fill out this fo...