NEWBURGH/POUGHKEEPSIE – With youth gun violence in the cities of Newburgh and Poughkeepsie showing little signs of waning, the State Office of Children and Family Services has awarded programs in both cities a total of $145,000 for youth organizations.
The groups that received funding are the Newburgh Ministry, Newburgh Urban Food and Farm, Newburgh Armory Unity Center, the Zion Lions, Newburgh Elite Track, the Boys and Girls Club of Newburgh and Poughkeepsie, Real Skills, Rebuilding Our Children and Community, and Nubian Directions II.
“We need to give kids something to say ‘yes’ to by providing alternatives to gangs and drugs,” said State Assemblyman Jonathan Jacobson (D, Newburgh). “By doing so, we will help kids stay off the streets.”
He said the state funding will allow organizations to expand their programming and increase local participation in activities ranging from boxing, track and basketball to media production, farming, and the performing arts.
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