City Of Boston: Mayor Janey Announces Latest Round Of Youth Development Funding For Summer 2021

Press release from the City of Boston:

June 15, 2021

BOSTON - Tuesday, June 15, 2021 - Mayor Kim Janey and the Offices of Health and Human Services and Public Safety today announced $110,000 in grant funding available through the 2021 Youth Development Fund to support and increase youth development and violence prevention programming, specifically for the summer months. With the current funding round, the City of Boston will prioritize applicants that look to strengthen or expand existing summer violence prevention efforts for young adults between the ages of 10 and 25, with the goal of ensuring a safe and productive summer. Non-profit organizations serving youth will be selected to receive funding awards that will vary in size. Applications are now open, and responses are due Monday, June 21, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.

• Applications from non-profit organizations in Boston to expand intentional outreach and engagement for specific youth and young adults who are high-risk or proven-risk
• Applications from nonprofit organizations in Boston neighborhoods that are disproportionately impacted by gun or youth violence. 
• Applications from youth-serving Boston nonprofit organizations with a proven track record of successfully implementing Positive Youth Development approach and/ or Meaningful Youth Engagement practices.

Of the 34 organizations or programs funded in the winter, 30 are led by a person of color and 12 are woman-led. In total, 2,401 youth were served across Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Chinatown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, South End, West End and West Roxbury. 85 percent of those served are youth of color.

The Mayor’s Office of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the largest cabinet in the City with ten departments and offices that span work across multiple communities all striving to create a healthier Boston. Committed to promoting and ensuring the health and well-being of the City’s most vulnerable residents, HHS provides a wide array of critical programs and services all while advocating for systemic change to tackle root causes of some of our most pressing challenges in the City. HHS departments work with and for the populations with the greatest needs in our city, including Veterans, youth, persons with disabilities and our aging residents.  

This press release was produced by the City of Boston. The views expressed here are the author’s own.