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 - Urban League of Long Island, NY.

1 recipient will receive $296,000. This is a first-time earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Code: 17

Description: The Campaign for Achievement will provide a combination of in-school, after-school and weekend activities for 100 at-risk youth in Suffolk County, particularly in Central Islip and Wyandanch. Such activities will include tutoring, standardized test preparation, life skills workshops, educational/vocational preparation and career advisement. The Campaign will decrease rates of underachievement and gang affiliation by providing positive alternatives for at-risk youth. The Campaign will increase participants success in various academic subjects, increase participants acceptance rates into postsecondary institutions, and increase parental participation in the program. The success of the campaign will be measured through participant, parental and educational reports of academic achievement, as well as dropout statistics and enrollment rates in postsecondary educational institutions.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
Urban League of Long Island (21139753)	$296		Non-Profit	219 Carleton Avenue Central Islip, NY

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: Pub. L. No. 108-447

Method: User entered excerpt

Citation Excerpt: $300,000 for the Anti-Gang Initiative of the Urban League of Long Island, NY;

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007