4590-1507 Youth At-Risk Matching Grants

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 among the Alliance of YWCAS' organizations in the commonwealth; provided, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the Mildred C. Hailey youth center for staffing and operations, resources and events that support the residents of the Mildred C. Hailey development; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to the Big Brother Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended to Boys and Girls Clubs of Metrowest, Inc. to purchase equipment to improve safety and security at its facilities; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for Old Colony YMCA Wellness Services, Inc., for capital purposes, to support its health and wellness, swimming, childcare, community and social services and other programming for the public at the Plymouth branch; provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended for the Montachusett Community Branch of The Young Men's Christian Association Of Central Massachusetts in the city of Fitchburg for upgrades that support its youth and community programming; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster -- A Nonprofit Corporation for infrastructure improvements to support its youth and community programming; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Moving Mountains; provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be expended to the city known as the town of Randolph to support its enhanced social services program; 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 Boys & Girls Club of Metro North, Inc to establish an innovation center and STEM lab; provided further, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended to the Center for Teen Empowerment, Inc. for support and community engagement programs for at--risk youth; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to The Black Springfield Covid--19 Coalition; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to College Bound Dorchester, Inc. for the administration of Uncornered and other services for at--risk youth; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Parent Villages, Inc. for its youth outreach center; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to LTS Grow with Success Academy to support professional development in the cosmetology field and to provide job training for low--income residents in the Merrimack Valley; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Boys and Girls Club of Cape Cod, Inc., for capital purposes, to support its after school programs, summer camps, teen programs, youth programs and enrichment programs for the public; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Change the Play to support professional development and mentorship efforts for at--risk youth in the Merrimack Valley; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the YMCA of Greater Westfield, Inc. in the city of Westfield for capital improvements and operational costs at Camp Shepard to support outdoor education and recreation; 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 $50,000 shall be expended to 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 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, and programming shall prioritize underserved youth and promote life skills that support academic success and leadership; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Hoop and Handles in the city of Methuen to provide targeted youth mentorship, individualized basketball training and skill development programming for underserved and at--risk youth; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the city known as the town of Randolph for purposes of continued funding for the town's Enhanced Social Services Program; 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 $75,000 shall be expended to Project R.I.G.H.T., Inc. for personnel, programming and administrative costs associated with violence prevention, trauma support outreach and neighborhood--based intervention workers serving the Grove Hall community; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to The Possible Zone for Career and Technical Education (CTE) initiatives in the cities of Lawrence, Lowell and Brockton; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Hockomock Area YMCA for its Integration Initiative to provide unique, innovative and impactful opportunities for children, teens and young adults with special needs and their families