Earmark - To improve the functioning of the criminal justice system and enforce state and local laws

Agency:		Department of Justice
Bureau:		Office of Justice Programs
Account:		State and local law enforcement assistance (15-0404)
Certifying Official:		Deputy Director, OBMS
Contact Information:		http://WWW.USDOJ.GOV 202-514-2007

To improve the functioning of the criminal justice system and enforce state and local laws - Opening Word, Wyandanch, NY.

1 recipient will receive $99,000. This is a first-time earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Code: 133

Description: The Opening Word Program, Inc. will use $98,664 to partially fund staff salaries to continue comprehensive services at the Community Service Center of Wyandanch for approximately 800 local families annually. The funds are made available through the FY 2005 Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Discretionary Grants Program. A literacy teacher and an English as a Second Language teacher will provide local women with education and job readiness training; the Director position of the Gerald Ryan Outreach Center will be partially funded to provide emergency food, clothing and prescriptions and to run the summer camp program; and the Development Director position of the Wyandanch Homes and Properties Development Corporation will be partially funded to assist families with housing.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
The Opening Word Program, Inc. (159791201)	$99		Locality	1434 Straight Path Wyandanch, NY

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: Pub. L. No. 108-447

Method: User entered excerpt

Citation Excerpt: $100,000 for the Opening Word, Wyandanch, NY;

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007