Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Austin Davis announced $11 million in state grants to expand after-school and summer opportunities for disadvantaged students across five counties. The funding aims to address the leading cause of death for young people in America: guns, by investing in safety and enrichment programs.
Programs in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties are getting funds through the Pa. Commission on Crime and Delinquency.Those programs and more will be funded over the next two years thanks to $11 million in state grants announced Thursday by Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Austin Davis.“The number one cause of death for young people in America isn’t cancer or car accidents — it’s guns,” Davis said in a statement.
After School Activities Partners in Philadelphia: $250,000 to support chess, debate, drama, and Scrabble programs. ASAP serves 5,000 youth in grades K-12 in schools, libraries, and recreation centers, with an emphasis on neighborhood schools and in communities most affected by gun violence. Philadelphia Education Fund in Philadelphia: $250,000 for Spark Philadelphia, an after-school program for seventh and eighth graders. The funds will support new middle school programs, targeting an “opportunity gap” for Philadelphia students via an early introduction to college and career concepts.: $250,000 for homework help, tutoring, credit recovery, science, technology, engineering, arts and math activities, and other enrichment at Morrisville Middle and High School.
Crime & Safety AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT GUN VIOLENCE EDUCATION FUNDING PENNSYLVANIA
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