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Community provider urges city to prioritize funding for programs serving young Black boys
Summary
A founder of a community behavioral-health organization told the council the city must prioritize stable funding for grassroots programs that provide consistent clinical and developmental services for young Black boys, saying his nonprofit lacks capacity despite strong outcomes.
During public testimony at the April 6 hearing, John Smith Saint Cedar, founder of the Joe Smith Suicide Prevention Center for Young Black Boys, urged councilors and city officials to prioritize funding for community-based programs that serve young Black boys across neighborhoods.
Saint Cedar said his full-day programs in Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan provide structured activities, meals and clinical…
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