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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 22, 2004

SCHUMER SECURES $50,000 FOR “GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES” PROGRAMS FOR
AT-RISK TEENS AND FAMILIES

Funding included in the FY05 Omnibus Appropriations bill

The funding will be used social support services in Hispanic neighborhoods in Washington Heights, the South Bronx and communities in Westchester County

US Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that Congress will pass the FY2005 Omnibus Appropriations bill which included $50,000 for social support services for at-risk teens and families in Washington Heights, the South Bronx, and communities in Westchester County provided by Growth & Development Services. The funding was included in the Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations portion of the bill. The bill now heads to the President for his signature.

“Growth & Development Services provides New York families in these communities with the tools and support they need to stay together,” Schumer said. “This funding will help GDS to reach more of the at-risk teens and families who are in need of a their guidance. From teaching nonviolence to helping families cope with hard times, these programs make a real difference in New York’s Hispanic communities.”

The funding will be used to provide social support services to at-risk teens and families in Hispanic neighborhood. Growth & Development Services provides intensive, clinical case management to teens, and their families, with severe social, behavioral and emotional problems. GDS also facilitates crisis intervention for families and administers caretaker support groups for parents or alternate caretakers. In addition, GDS will offer families nonviolent solutions to caretaker-teen conflicts.

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