Earmark - Juvenile-based services for prevention, control, or reduction of juvenile delinquency - Community Service Society/Enterprise Corps, NY.

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 - Community Service Society/Enterprise Corps, NY.

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

Year Enacted: 2005

Code: 56

Description: The Community Service Center of New York's Experience Corps Literacy Initiative will provide a literacy program for elementary school children in the south Bronx School District 7. One-on-one tutoring will be provided to 100 students struggling with reading, and 350 students will receive in-class assistance from program volunteers. The goal of the program is to significantly improve participant reading levels and their overall academic experience. The Community Service Center will report on performance measures including recruiting 50 adult volunteers for the program, and improved participant reading ability as evidenced by the results of the Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS) assessment, given twice a year.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
Community Service Society of New York (72822992)	$99		Non-Profit	105 East 22nd Street New York, NY

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: Pub. L. No. 108-447

Method: User entered excerpt

Citation Excerpt: $100,000 for the Community Service Society/Enterprise Corps programs for at-risk kids, NY;

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007