Parents
Parents and educators are natural allies in the effort to provide the best education to our children. The UFT works closely with thousands of parents across the city to help ensure that their children and all New York City students receive a great education.
See the 2023-24 school calendar
Our parent support team
The UFT offers support to parents in every borough. Our parent and community outreach work is led by Nicholas Cruz, who works out of the union’s main office, and carried out at the borough level by five full-time parent liaisons. Parent liaisons can schedule workshops, informational meetings and networking opportunities for groups and individuals.
To find out what’s available and to ask other questions, contact the UFT parent and community liaison in the borough where you live or where your child attends school.
Bronx
Maria Morales
Bronx UFT Office
2100 Bartow Ave., 4th floor
Bronx, NY 10475
mmorales@uft.org
Queens
Delci M. Rodriguez
Queens UFT Office
118-35 Queens Boulevard
Rego Park, NY 11374
718-830-5636
drodriguez@uft.org
Brooklyn
Ian Stuart
Brooklyn UFT Office
335 Adams Street
25th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-722-6937
Staten Island
Marie Rodriguez
Staten Island UFT Office
1200 South Ave. Suite 103
Staten Island, NY 10314
718-569-4020
mrodriguez@uft.org
Manhattan
Cynthia Alvarez
Manhattan UFT Office
52 Broadway
10th Floor
New York, NY 10004
212-598-6897
calvarez1@uft.org
Get Involved
Parents and educators are the experts on what New York City's children need to get a great education. That's why the UFT has worked hard over the years to ensure that parents have a voice at their child's school and in the school system.
This section explains the key people and organizations at your child's school that can help you to resolve issues and become involved in school-level decision-making.
Parents should have a voice throughout the school system. This section gives you tips for understanding and influencing the system beyond your child's school.
What's New
Staten Island Family Partnership Summit
About 70 people learned about online student safety, special education resources and more at the UFT's Staten Island Family Partnership Summit held on Nov. 9 at PS 20 on Staten Island.
Queens Power Summit
Parent empowerment was the objective at the Queens Power Summit, which drew more than 80 parent leaders, students and UFT members to the UFT’s Queens borough office on Nov. 23.
FAFSA defects depress applications
Problems with the U.S. Department of Education’s rollout of a new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form and an understaffed call center caused a 3% drop in applications this year, a set of federal reports released in September found.
Upcoming Events
- UFT Family Day 2025
11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Photo Gallery
UFT Lobby Day 2025
About 1,000 UFT members and parents spent March 10 in Albany, lobbying legislators and hearing from Gov. Kathy Hochul and other state officials on key issues for the union. They spoke with lawmakers about fixing Tier 6, banning cellphones in schools, providing adequate state aid to schools, protecting students and school communities from cuts to federal aid, and maintaining vital UFT programs like United Community Schools and the UFT Teacher Center.
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