For competitively procured grants to youth at--risk programs utilizing an evidence--based positive youth development model, including programs that serve lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth; provided further, that the department of public health shall award not less than $2,500,000 to the Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAS, Inc., which shall be distributed among the alliance's member organizations; provided further, that the department shall award not less than $3,000,000 to the Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, Inc., the first $2,000,000 of which shall be distributed equally among its member organizations; provided further, that the department shall provide not less than $1,000,000 to the YWCA, which shall be distributed equally between the Alliance of YWCAS' organizations in the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Methuen Youth Basketball Association, Inc. to enhance youth mentorship initiatives, develop robust sports programming and strengthen violence prevention efforts aimed at promoting teamwork, personal development and community engagement among Methuen youth; provided further, that said programming shall prioritize underserved youth and promote life skills that support academic success and leadership; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Sueños Basketball Inc to support the recreational, social and health benefits the league provides to low--income youth in the city of Lawrence; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Day Dreaming Organization Inc to support baseball programming and youth mentoring in the city of Lawrence; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the Boys and Girls Clubs of MetroWest, Inc. for window replacement; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for upgrades to a pedestrian crossing at the Milford youth center and other renovations or improvements; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Awake Youth Violence Prevention; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Black Springfield COVID--19 Coalition; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Parent Villages, Inc. youth outreach center; provided further, that not less than $450,000 shall be expended to the Big Brother Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to The Possible Zone to implement an innovative pathways program in clean energy and advanced manufacturing for high schoolers in grades 10 through 12 across the city of Boston creating equitable opportunities for underserved student populations; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the Mildred C. Hailey development and youth center for staffing, operations, programming, resources, stipends, supplies and events that support youth and young adult residents of the Mildred C. Hailey development; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western Massachusetts Inc. to support programs and services provided in Berkshire, Franklin and Hampden counties; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to assist in programming efforts for the Southcoast LGBTQ Network, Inc. in the city of New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Friends and Mentors, Inc. for costs associated with their at--risk youth mentoring programming in the city of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the North Shore Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth, Inc. for the continuum of social, emotional and mental health support for LGBTQ+ youth in the North Shore region; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended to the Team Hoyt Community YMCA; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the city known as the town of Randolph to support its enhanced social services program; and provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended for the Greater Holyoke YMCA in the city of Holyoke for improvements to its facilities, including, but not limited to, its locker rooms, to support its youth physical fitness programming
