Summer Rising 2022

Summer Program Locations

This building map shares the locations where Summer Rising programs will be held. This map also contains CBO contact information by site.

CBO Contacts and Required DYCD Forms

Once you have successfully completed your enrollment, you will need to fill out a DYCD form asking for some additional information before your child participates in Summer Rising programming. This form must be shared with the community-based organization (CBO) running your program. You can access these forms on the DYCD website.

Additionally, in this section you can find a list of Summer Rising programs and their CBO contact information. You can use this information to reach out to a CBO provider if you are already enrolled in their program and have questions or need support completing the DYCD form.

Community Based Organization Providers

Transportation

The Department of Education and the Department of Youth and Community Development are committed to ensuring students have a safe way to and from Summer Rising.

Please note: DOE K-8 academic programming ends by August 12. From August 15-19, there is a CBO-led enrichment week available to elementary school students (grades K-5) who are participating in Summer Rising. As noted below in the Transportation Overview section, DOE bus transportation is only available until August 12. During the week of August 15-19, K-5 families that are eligible for rideshare will be able to use that option at both 8am and 6pm. Families should contact their Summer Rising site with any questions about rideshare.

Rideshare Overview

The DOE will be offering two 6pm rideshare options to eligible families that are participating in Summer Rising. Please see below for details:

• What is rideshare?
  • Rideshare is a transportation option where a parent, guardian, or authorized adult takes a pre-paid vehicle for hire (e.g., rideshare or a taxi) to their child’s Summer Rising site, and then takes a pre-paid ride home with their child.
• Who is eligible for rideshare?
  • Students in grades K-8 in SY 21-22 who are participating in extended day Summer Rising enrichment until 6pm and are receiving curb-to-school busing this summer are eligible.
• When is rideshare available?
  • Rideshare is available Monday-Friday for 6pm pickup, from July 5 through the end of Summer Rising.
  • Authorized adults can book rides beginning at 4pm to arrive at the Summer Rising site (though you cannot dismiss with your child before the CBO’s designated pickup window).
• How does rideshare work?
  • We have two options for rideshare: Uber and the Drivers Cooperative. Please see below for more information on each. You can also view the slides from the family info session on 6pm rideshare.

Option 1 - Uber: Authorized adults will receive two pre-paid vouchers in their Uber account. Each voucher can be used once daily (two vouchers, two trips). The authorized adult can use one voucher to book a ride to the child’s Summer Rising site to arrive at the site no later than 6pm. The code will only work if the destination is the Summer Rising site address. The voucher will include this address for reference.

Once the authorized adult has picked up the child, they can use the second voucher code to book a second ride home with the child. This ride must begin at the address of the Summer Rising site. Most likely, it will be a separate car that will take you and your child home (not the same ride you used to arrive at the Summer Rising site).

If you need a wheelchair accessible vehicle for your child, please follow these instructions from Uber for requesting a WAV (wheelchair accessible vehicle).

Option 2 - Drivers Cooperative: Families can use the Drivers Cooperative web portal, ride.drivers.coop/doe, to reserve trips using an eligibility code. No personal payment information will be required to book a ride.

To make a reservation, authorized adults will log onto their NYCSA account. On the NYCSA Transportation screen, an eligibility code will be available on the Ambulatory field on a daily basis. The code is used to book a ride to the child’s site to arrive at the site no later than 6pm and a return trip home. If a family does not have an active NYCSA account, they can contact their Summer Rising site to obtain the code.

On the web portal, it will request the parent/guardian phone number, all pickup/dropoff addresses, and the date and time of the requested pickup. Please note that in order to book a ride, the reservation must be completed with the code at least one day in advance. Families must put the address of their child’s Summer Rising site in the “school site” field on the portal. Authorized adults can order all the trips for a given week at the start of that week.

After booking a reservation, authorized adults will receive two text messages: a confirmation of the ride, and the driver’s contact information when a trip has been assigned. This ride will be considered one trip (to and from the Summer Rising site) in order to have the same driver for the duration of the trip. The driver will wait at the site while the authorized adult picks up their child. Once the child is with the authorized adult, the trip can resume to the student’s home.

Next Steps for Families

• If you are eligible for 6pm rideshare:
  • A pre-paid eligibility code is now available in NYCSA, for families that would like to use the Drivers Cooperative option and are eligible for 6pm rideshare.
  • Your Summer Rising site will reach out to families of eligible students by July 5 to learn if they would like to use the Uber option. If your child is eligible and you would like to use the Uber option, you will need an Uber account (see below) and will need to provide your Summer Rising site with the phone number associated with the Uber account you plan to use to pick up your child. The Summer Rising site will create the voucher code, and you will receive a notification from Uber once the voucher is ready. You can also reach out to the Summer Rising site on your own if you believe your child is eligible and to request assistance.
    • If you need to download the Uber app, please follow the Downloading the rider app instructions. Note that you will need a form of payment to create an account (credit card, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, etc.), but you will not be charged for rides booked using the voucher code. If you choose to leave a tip for the driver, this will not be covered by the DOE.
    • If more than one authorized adult will be picking up your child this summer, you can ask your Summer Rising site to generate a separate voucher for a different Uber account, so long as that account is held by an authorized adult who is allowed to pick up your child. There will still be a maximum of two vouchers per day per child.
• All adults authorized to pick up your child must be listed on the DYCD CBO’s supplemental enrollment form and/or the student’s DOE Emergency Contact Card/Blue Card.
  • Please ensure your Summer Rising site has this information by July 5.
  • You can find a copy of the DYCD supplemental forms online and the DOE Emergency Contact Card/Blue Card.
    • It is best to include additional authorized adults and various contact numbers for the CBO to use at times when a child has not been picked up or if there is an emergency.

What other important information do I need to know?

• Students may not take a rideshare alone, under any circumstances. They must be accompanied by an authorized adult over the age of 18.
  • They will not be able to ride home with any adult who is not authorized to pick up the child.
  • Students’ paraprofessionals and/or nurses may not travel in the rideshare with the child.
• Authorized adults should contact their site (the CBO provider) if they are running late (stuck in traffic, waiting for a ride, etc.).
• Families should utilize the contact information below in case a vehicle is running late, if a car does not arrive, or if there is any assistance needed using the Uber app or Drivers Cooperative web portal.
  • Uber: Families can use the Help section of the app, or email business-support@uber.com
  • Drivers Cooperative: Families can call the support number: 646-859-8460
• If a family needs access to an Uber voucher, they should call their child's CBO provider.
• Please note, for all 6pm dismissal (rideshare and regular pickup), if no authorized adult arrives to pick up your child by 6pm and the CBO program cannot get in touch with you, the CBO will work with the School Safety Agent and the NYPD to ensure that your child is secure until an authorized adult can pick up the student. If significant time has passed and the CBO has not been able to get in touch with you, the child may be taken to the local police precinct until they can be picked up by an authorized adult.
• Please note that if you are eligible for rideshare but later choose to unenroll your child from extended day enrichment, they will be eligible to take the bus home by 3pm, and the voucher code will be cancelled.
• If you have additional questions, please contact your Summer Rising site.

Transportation Overview

This summer, eligible students will receive busing daily from July 5 through August 12, arriving at their program at approximately 8 AM and leaving their program by no later than 3pm. Eligible students must have enrolled in summer programming by May 27 in order to receive a bus route in time for July 5.

Students eligible for busing transportation include:

• Students with IEPs that recommend busing,
• Students in grades K–6 in shelters,
• Other students in temporary housing or foster care in grades K–6 with an approved exception for busing, and
• Students who received stop-to-school busing based on grade and distance during the school year (you can find grade and distance eligibility on the transportation eligibility page).

Students who were assigned MetroCards during the school year or become eligible based on the distance of their Summer Rising site can receive a MetroCard at their summer site and can use these MetroCards to go to and from Summer Rising at the program start and end times (8 AM and 6 PM). Students receiving busing will also be provided a MetroCard upon request to use at 6pm.