Earmark - Juvenile-based services for prevention, control, or reduction of juvenile delinquency

Agency:		Department of Justice
Bureau:		Office of Justice Programs
Account:		Juvenile justice program (15-0405)
Certifying Official:		Deputy Director, OBMS
Contact Information:		http://WWW.USDOJ.GOV 202-514-2007

Juvenile-based services for prevention, control, or reduction of juvenile delinquency - Lena Park Development Corporation, MA.

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

Year Enacted: 2005

Code: 126

Description: Lena Park Community Development Corporation will provide a college prep program (called LEAP, or Linking Educators, Achievers, and Parents) to 60 high school juniors and seniors and a job readiness program to 30 high school seniors from Boston's low-income neighborhoods of Dorchester, Mattapan, and Roxbury. The goal of Lena Park is to increase the opportunities available to area youth after they complete high school. Lena Park will report on performance measures including program participation rates, improved academic achievement (both grades and standardized test scores), improved job skills, increased enrollment in post-secondary education programs, and increased rates of employment by participants.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
Lena Park Community Development Corporation (70605571)	$99		Non-Profit	150 American Legion Highway Dorchester, MA

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: Pub. L. No. 108-447

Method: User entered excerpt

Citation Excerpt: $100,000 for the Lena Park Development Corporation for services for at-risk youth, MA;

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007