CITYWIDE — A PILOT PROGRAM MODELED AFTER NYC TEACHING FELLOWS provides scholarships to nearly 100 aspiring social workers across the city’s public university system to bolster the number of mental health providers. City Council on Wednesday, Sept. 3, announced the CUNY Social Work Fellows Program to address a mental health care workforce shortage in New York. Established with Council funding in the FY 2025 city budget and doubled in the FY 2026 budget, the pilot initiative provides scholarships to nearly 100 students pursuing a master’s degree in social work at various CUNY schools.

The program aims to reduce financial barriers for students entering the social work field to strengthen the pipeline of behavioral health professionals. The program requires student applicants to be employ

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