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CBS News
4 days ago
- Business
- CBS News
Mayor Scott passes Baltimore City fiscal year 2026 budget
Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott signed the city's fiscal year 2026 budget Monday, the mayor's office announced. The city said that for every dollar of revenue generation, the budget includes $2 of savings. The budget includes $31.4 million to generate citywide savings, $13 million in savings for individual agency budgets without disruptions to city services, and $2 million in funding for the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs. What's in the budget? $216.4 million in federal grants is included in the FY2026 budget. Investments in youth programs The city is allocating $634.4 million to youth programs. The YouthWorks program will be receiving funding to support 8,500 YouthWorks positions for the upcoming summer. Additional funding for the program is available through partnership with the Baltimore Children and Youth Fund. Operating costs for three new recreation centers at Chick Webb, Parkview, and Gardenville are also covered in the budget. The budget also includes $600,000 in recurring funding for programming at the city's recreation centers. The B'more for Healthy Babies program will receive $1 million to provide services to more than 10,000 families annually. Addressing public safety $1.2 billion in funding will help address public safety. The city will invest in the Group Violence Reduction Strategy, which Mayor Scott has credited with aiding the city in reaching historic drops in gun violence. The city said it plans to expand the program citywide. Another goal of the budget is to reassign administrative tasks from sworn police officers to civilian roles. The city says doing this will yield $1.1 million in net savings. An additional $1 million will go toward citywide traffic safety projects. Neighborhood development Baltimore City will invest $1.1 billion into making neighborhoods clean and healthy. $5 million will be allocated to enhancing recycling and trash collection within the Department of Public Works. $29.6 million from the opioid restitution fund will be used to combat the impacts of the opioid epidemic. The funding will be used to expand opioid response efforts within the health department, fund community organizations, and enhance EMS and homeless shelter operations. $349.6 million will be allocated to equitable neighborhood development, including the Bmore Fast Initiative, which aims to improve the city's permitting process, the Vacants Initiative, and the city's new Mayor's Office of Art, Culture, and Entertainment.
CTV News
6 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
Black community organizations celebrate youth job training initiatives
The Yoruba Social and Cultural Association of B.C. and the Metro Vancouver Black Business EXPO collaborated to launch two free initiatives for young people. A pair of Black-led Metro Vancouver community organizations celebrated the launch of two youth empowerment programs at a Surrey community centre Saturday afternoon. The Yoruba Social and Cultural Association of B.C. and the Metro Vancouver Black Business EXPO collaborated to launch two free initiatives for young people this year. The B.C. Youth Micro-Experience Employment Program is an internship program for people ages 16 to 35 who are looking to gain work experience and build their resumes. Participants are paired with employers who agree to provide mentorship and on-the-job training for at least 40 and no more than 50 hours between June 1 and Aug. 31. The program covers wages for the participants, so there is no cost to employers. The Vocational Skills Summer Workshop is a less time-intensive initiative intended to provide a similar kind of benefit. Saturday was the first of two such workshops at Surrey's Fleetwood Community Centre, with participants receiving guided training in hair styling (weaving and braiding), barbing, photography and sewing. A second workshop will be held at the community centre next Saturday, June 28.
CTV News
20-06-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Province says boat school expansion will bring new opportunities to N.S. youth
A rendering of the new Boat School, currently under construction on the Halifax waterfront. (Source: RHAD Architects) A unique school at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is expanding to provide new aquatic opportunities for young Nova Scotians, said a news release from the province. The 'boat school' taking shape in downtown Halifax will help meet growing demand for boatbuilding and watercraft programs the museum offers to underserved youth. The popular programs have been taught in small boat sheds at the museum for the last decade. 'Sharing this boat school dream and its community values with our generous donors has led to an outpouring of financial support for the Boat School's construction and its programs which has been both breathtaking and humbling,' said John Hennigar-Shuh, president of the Canadian Maritime Heritage Foundation. Nova Scotia spent more than $7 million on the boat school and provides operational funding through the Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage, said the release. The federal government spent more than $3.2 million for the new facility. Private donors provided $3 million to the project and $1.6 million to support the program's delivery. Nova Scotia's minister of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage said the new school opens the door for more people to take part in a proud Maritime tradition. 'Through building boats, these youth are also building confidence and community,' said Minister Dave Ritcey. 'We're proud to support a program that makes this experience inclusive and accessible to the next generation.' The school is under construction. Its design is climate-resilient to protect against storms and sea-level rise, said the release. It incorporates energy-efficient features that meet Canada Green Building Council standards and includes upgrades to the wharf and pier. 'When we invest in climate-resilient infrastructure, we ensure that what we build is protected now and into the future,' said Halifax MP Shannon Miedema. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
RNZ News
19-06-2025
- General
- RNZ News
Providers say it's time to rethink alternate education
The founder of one of the country's longest-running alternative education organisations, is urging a re-think on how the sector is viewed, and the students that come through its doors. Over the past fifteen years, approximately 23,000 young people have gone through alternative education (AE) programmes. These are programmes that sit outside mainstream schools, aim to provide young people with a quality education and to support them into education, training, or work. Lloyd Martin, who founded provider Praxis in the 1990s recently completed research into the experiences and perceptions of young people in AE. He says the programmes, which run off of a fraction of the funding that mainstream schools get, are a lifeline. Meanwhile, on Auckland's North Shore, Cameron Fisher is running a pilot programme for pupils too young for AE programmes. He explains why it's working. Students learning in a school classroom. Photo: Unsplash/ Taylor Flowe
CBS News
19-06-2025
- CBS News
New youth diversion program aims to reduce gun violence in Metro Detroit
As summer begins, communities across Metro Detroit are bracing for hot temperatures and the potential for an issue impacting thousands of young people: gun violence. "We wanted to take the opportunity at really making an impact, really taking a stab at violence, and really supporting where it's needed most," said Freedom Allah, CVI director of The People's Action. To help in that effort, Wayne County Juvenile & Youth Services recently announced the funding of its new justice-impacted juvenile diversion program to reduce the issue. The nearly $400,000 grant from Michigan State Police will fund an intensive 20-week program led by The People's Action, a nonprofit organization that supports at-risk youth and offers workforce development and other forms of support to people and communities impacted by violence. "Through the amazing work that that's being done at the People's Action and targeting young people in the community, boots on the ground, hands on, wrap around services, they're able to provide intervention to stop the pipeline to incarceration," said Melissa Hernandez, director of Wayne County Juvenile & Youth Services. Allah says the grant will allow the county to be able to refer young people to the program who they think need wraparound services and offer alternatives to incarceration. "Our work is tailored to be preventative, to help solve the problem, solve the social determinants, and prevent the violence before it happens, versus trying to respond to something after it's already happened," said Allah. Those with the organization say this funding allows them to grow their programs and help as many people as they can. "It's not one group that is superior to the others, not one person is superior to the other. We are nothing without each other. So, we have to work together," said Jacqueline Robinson, chief operations officer with The People's Action.
