The City's Community Connect hotline provides confidential and anonymous telephone assistance for all New Yorkers, particularly young people, their families, and service providers. Community Connect can also provide referrals.
It provides information on topics such as:
- After-school programs
- Delinquency prevention and youth intervention programs
- Employment
- Recreation
- Literacy / English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
- Immigrant Services
Community Connect also offers crisis intervention for runaway and homeless youth.
Online
Learn about Community Connect.
By Phone
- Agency: Department of Youth and Community Development
- Division: Community Connect
- Phone Number: (800) 246-4646
- Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM
- If the call fails to connect, you can call again later or email communityconnect@dycd.nyc.gov.
