YPC’s programs are made possible, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and City Council Members Christopher Marte, Erik Bottcher, Julie Menin, Carmen De la Rosa, Marjorie Velazquez, and Linda Lee; the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development’s Council Discretionary Fund; the New York City Department of Education; the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.