Chemung County to receive funding for Youth Employment Program

CHEMUNG COUNTY, N.Y. ( WETM ) – Chemung County is receiving almost $500,000 in funding for the Southern Tier region’s portion of the Youth Employment Program, as announced by Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday.

$38.8 million was announced to be awarded for the next phase of the Youth Employment Program, which will provide opportunities and training to at-risk youth in communities across the state in an initiative to help New York continue to reduce gun violence.

This program is part of New York State’s Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) Initiative, which applies in 21 counties in the state. The $38.8 million in funding for the Youth Employment Program was broken down by region throughout the state.

Three counties in what the state considers the Southern Tier region were awarded funding that totals $2,090,487. These counties include Chemung, Broome and Tompkins counties. A full breakdown of the funding in the Southern Tier can be found below.

For more information about the Youth Employment Program and how the funding breaks down for other regions in the state, visit Governor Hochul’s site .

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