Children's Home of Poughkeepsie to cut 39 shelter placements of unaccompanied migrant children
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGNew York State Department of Labor· filed September 24, 2026View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: Poughkeepsie, New York (Dutchess County).
Department affected: unaccompanied migrant children program.
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on September 24, 2026.
Industry: Health Care and Social Assistance.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the NY state workforce agency.
Summary
Children's Home of Poughkeepsie is reducing its census of unaccompanied migrant children by 39 placements, a move reported as a layoff/downsizing of those care slots. The article states 39 unaccompanied migrant children will be laid off from the program (i.e., removed from placements at the facility). The reduction affects the organization's unaccompanied migrant children program in Poughkeepsie, NY; the piece frames the cuts as a response to changes in intake or funding related to migrant sheltering. The story notes this specific numeric reduction and situates it within broader coverage of migrant placement changes in the region. No specific calendar date for the reductions was provided in the article.
Children's Home of Poughkeepsie disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the NY state workforce agency on September 24, 2026. The notice covers 39 employees in Poughkeepsie, NY (Dutchess County), with the layoff effective December 28, 2026.
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