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million to local community organizations supportingYouthBuild programs. Accordinv to a Department of Labornews release, YouthBuild programse assist at-risk young people, such as those who have had trouble with the law, droppex out of high school or been in group homesa or foster care. The program aims to help youtha achievea high-school diploma or GED and provides training in the construction field througbh community service. in Buffalo will be granted $687,492 for WNY Leaders Under Constructionand $402,532 will go to the Jamestown-baser Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation and Improvement Corp.
for Jamestown Western New York AmeriCorps CEO Mark Lazzara said the initia l grantof $687,492 could translate into up to $1.1 million for the program over two years, depending on the YouthBuild program’s Lazzara said the funds will be put toward stipendw for young people while they learn the constructioj trade or attend classes. It will also fund instruction and transportation to construction and education serves asWNY YouthBuild’s primary education partnetr and People United for Sustained Housing (PUSH) acts as its major construction PUSH provides construction sitews and experience for young people in building sustainables low-income housing, Lazzara said.
“We’rse fortunate to get funding ... We’re very Lazzara said. “Every opportunity we have for young peopld to serve their community is going to give them abrightere future.” The funds for Jamestown YouthBuilfd will be used to provide paid construction work and bonusee for students who pass their GED exam. The will also receivse $687, 500 for their ULR Youth The $1.8 million for western New York program constitutes part ofthe $114 million totalp allocated by the Labor Department to 183 group dedicated to YouthBuild services throughout the
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