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Learn about open data & APIs related to public benefits information & screening in NYC.
About this Event
Part of NYC Open Data Week 2020, organized with the NYC Mayor's Office of Data Analytics & BetaNYC.
Millions of New Yorkers rely on Federal, State, & City public benefits to stay out of poverty & to feed & house their families. 19% of New York City's 8.6 million people live in poverty & 43.1% percent live in near poverty.
While enrollment in benefits reduces the poverty rate citywide, many New Yorkers are still not signing up for the benefits that they may be entitled to. Navigating all of the available options is often confusing & difficult due to the complex requirements regarding eligibility.
The Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity manages & updates the NYC Benefits Platform which supports the development of new benefits-related tools through 2 open resources:
The NYC Benefits & Programs Data Set: Plain-language, standardized information for 80+ benefits & programs
The NYC Benefits Screening API: Comprehensive benefits screening criteria & calculations for 32 benefits
Both resources power ACCESS NYC, NYC's front-door to public benefits information.
Learn about how these data resources work, how they can support benefits outreach, & to imagine new ways to bridge the benefits awareness & enrollment gap.
Schedule (9:30am - 11am):
9:30am - check-in & networking
9:45am - workshop
10:40am - Q&A
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