HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Albany has made funds available to help struggling Westchester and Putnam County residents thrive.
NYS Senator Pete Harckham announced that in an end-of-year resolution in the State Senate, $464,500 was set aside for youth workforce training and community programs in Westchester and Putnam Counties.
“The investments we have made in these important community programs are the result of hearing from different municipal officials and nonprofit stakeholders about the necessary resources required to support the work they are doing,” Harckham said. “Many of these nonprofit organizations operate on shoestring budgets—and yet accomplish so much; they are on the frontlines in so many important areas. I am glad to have secured this funding because these programs will help empower residents and benefit them in so many ways. Each of these recipients is deserving of our support, and I thank Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins for acknowledging the impact of their work in our communities.”
The recipients of the funding are:
- CAREERS Support Solutions: $85,000 for Operations and Educational Programs
- Sickle Cell Awareness Foundation Corp. International: $80,000 for Operations and Research
- Neighbor’s Link, Inc.: $57,500 for Legal Services to Immigrant Community
- City of Peekskill: $50,000 for Workforce Training programs focusing on young adults and gun violence prevention
- Hope’s Door, Inc.: $50,000 for Crisis Response, Outreach Expenses
- Putnam / Northern Westchester Women’s Resource Center: $50,000 for Advocacy Outreach
- My Brother Vinny, Inc.: $50,000 for Operations, Storage Costs and Vehicle Maintenance
- Ossining Padres Hispanos, Inc.: $25,000 for Operations and Vocational Training
- Prevention Council of Putnam, Inc.: $7,000 for Operations and Educational Programs
- Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route – NY, Inc.: $10,000 for Rochambeau Festival in Yorktown’s Rochambeau Park
The funding comes from several areas in the enacted FY2024-2024 State Budget, including the Division of Criminal Justice Services, the Division of Housing and Community Renewal, the Department of Health, the Department of Labor, the…