§ 20-779.6 Community outreach and education.
AC § 20-779.6
a. In coordination with the mayor’s office of immigrant affairs, the mayor’s office of ethnic and community media, and other appropriate agencies, the department shall engage in community outreach and education efforts to raise awareness about topics including but not limited to common fraudulent schemes committed by providers of immigration assistance services and the department’s complaint mechanisms and services. Outreach shall include information about immigration-related legal assistance, services offered by the city, and how to access such services. b. Outreach materials shall identify common fraudulent schemes committed by providers of immigration assistance services and provide information about how to avoid common fraudulent schemes. c. The department shall conduct community outreach and education efforts via targeted media channels, including but not limited to internet and subway advertisements. Outreach materials shall be posted and distributed in public places, including but not limited to IDNYC registration sites, humanitarian emergency response and relief centers, asylum seeker resource navigation centers, public schools, and shelters or other facilities administered by city agencies for the provision of social services. d. Outreach materials shall be available in all designated citywide languages, as defined in section 23-1101, and all temporary languages identified pursuant to section 23-1105. (L.L. 2017/063, 4/25/2017, eff. 8/23/2017; Am. L.L. 2025/097, 7/30/2025, eff. 1/26/2026)
