Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) is pleased to announce that several programs benefiting the people of the 8th Congressional District of New York have received funding in the Congressional appropriations process. The funding, which was made possible by Nadler's efforts, will go toward community building activities.
“It is a pleasure to announce that the House and Senate have recognized how significant these programs are to the people of New York,” said Nadler. “Community building projects are invaluable to our neighborhoods and are deserving of this federal funding.”
The following programs in Nadler’s Congressional District received appropriations in the House and Senate bills:
American Museum of Natural History — $500,000
Lincoln Center Jazz Program — $450,000
Sephardic Community Center — $250,000
Phoenix House (drug rehabilitation services) — $250,000
John Jay Criminal College (law enforcement research) — $250,000
59th Street Recreation Center — $100,000
NYU Rudin Center for the Latin American Mega Cities Project — $75,000
Sephardic Bikur Holim in New York/Guardians of the Sick — $200,000
High Line Project — $500,000
New Alternatives for Children (adoption and parenting) — $350,000
Sephardic Bikur Holim Career and Employment Training — $100,000
New School (services for at-risk low-income students) — $250,000
Center for Court Innovation (center to reduce crime, substance abuse and recidivism) — $2 million
Doe Fund (Ready, Willing and Able) — $750,000
Sephardic Community Center (funding for at-risk youth) — $314,000
Hebrew Academy for Special Children — $200,000
PAX Hotline (hotline for students to report weapons and threats of violence in schools) — $100,000
New York City Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center (Mental Health Promotion Online Demonstration Project) — $150,000
Center for Jewish History (archival preservation) — $328,000