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Mount Vernon youth council wins $85,000 foundation grant to expand civic program
Summary
The Mount Vernon Youth Empowerment Advocacy Council (YEAC) will receive a two‑year grant totaling $85,000 from a local foundation; city council has a referral to accept those funds. The youth bureau plans civic training, site visits and a fall mayoral town hall featuring YEAC members.
Deborah Butler, director of the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau, told the City Council work session that the bureau’s Youth Empowerment Advocacy Council, known as YEAC, has been awarded a competitive foundation grant worth $42,500 a year for two years, a total of $85,000. The grant award is on the council docket as a referral for formal acceptance.
The grant will fund a revamped civic‑engagement track for teens the bureau described as a move from…
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