Title

Last year the Portland West Neighborhood Planning Council successfully appealed

Source

Maine Times

Date

7-23-1998

Pages

9

Abstract

Last year the Portland West Neighborhood Planning Council successfully appealed and won back $700,000 in federal funds that had been cut from its Youthbuild program. This year, however, it was denied a $695,505 grant by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Youthbuild provides training and help with job placement for at-risk youths, and helps them earn their GEDs. Executive Director Ethan Strimling is optimistic that the program will survive, although it will service 12 students in 1998-99, compared with an average of 30 in recent years. HUD changed its scoring criteria, which the suit claimed penalizes small cities such as Portland, while favoring larger urban areas.

Subjects

Portland West Neighborhood Planning Council, YouthBuild

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