YONKERS, NY (March 25, 2023) —Congressman Jamaal Bowman Ed.D. (NY-16) is delivering about $20 million in federal funds to 14 organizations in Lower Westchester and the Bronx.
Dr. Bowman will be having a roundtable discussion on March 27 at 10:30 am with organizations receiving federal funds followed by a press conference announcing the funding. The roundtable discussion will bring together organizations from around NY-16 so they can be connected and work together in the future.
The organizations who will be receiving federal funds are:
New Rochelle ($3.2 mm)
- $2 million to the City School District of New Rochelle to create a holistic summer and after school learning experience for K-12 students
- $1,125,000 to Justice Innovation (Stanford Law School) to fund a Community Youth Violence Intervention Initiative in New Rochelle
The Bronx ($8.1 mm)
- $2,001,503 to Bronx Community Health Network to create a new Bronx Community Health Network Community Health and Wellness Center in the Northeast Bronx
- $330,055 to the Emerald Isle Immigration Center in the Bronx to expand and renovate its community facility
- $2 million to the NYC Mayor’s Office and the NYC Department of Education to relaunch NYC’s Children’s Cabinet to support unhoused children and families
- $800,000 to Regional Aid for Interim Needs, Inc. to develop new wrap-around services for older adults at Older Adult Centers in NYCHA developments and veterans community centers in the Northeast Bronx
Yonkers ($3.2 mm)
- $802,583 to the Julia Dyckman Andrus Memorial to create a fund to enable equitable access to mental healthcare and counseling for uninsured and underinsured children and families in Yonkers
- $1 million to St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Yonkers to improve emergency healthcare equity by expanding its emergency department space
- $750,000 to Westchester County for the necessary final stage of a rehabilitation for Yonkers’ Sewage Treatment Plant
- $690,449 to the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) of Yonkers to equip and connect Yonkers residents to workforce enhancement & recession-proof employment opportunities
Mount Vernon ($5.2 mm)
- $999,000 to the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau to launch Safe Place 4 Our Girls to provide support and behavioral development activities for at-risk girls ages 10 to 21
- $2,560,000 to Westchester County for a study of the Lake Isle Dam to promote safety, flood mitigation, and environmental justice in Southern Westchester
- $1.6 million to the Youth Shelter Program of Westchester to pilot a mental health and educational support program for at-risk youth ages 18 to 24 in Mount Vernon known as the YouthHEAL Initiative
Hastings ($.75 mm)
- $750,000 to the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson to install geothermal heat pumps, solar panels, and improve energy efficiency at its public library and village hall
EDITOR’S NOTE:
- Funds allocated to Montefiore Medical Center for Public Schools in Westchester County could be grouped elsewhere but as Montefiore Medical Center is based in the Bronx we grouped them in the Bronx.
- Funds allocated to Lake Isle Dam could be grouped elsewhere (New Rochelle, Eastchester, Scarsdale) but as the primary purpose is to address concerns originating out of Mount Vernon we grouped those funds in Mount Vernon.
