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Sep 24, 2026

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Governor's OfficeTIER 1

Hochul awards $42M for the year-round Youth Employment Program in the 21 GIVE counties outside NYC, funding paid work for at least 2,500 low-income 14-to-20-year-olds through June 2027; Mid-Hudson ($11.4M) and Long Island ($8.4M) get the largest shares

Announced Sept. 23. OTDA distributes the money to county social services departments; total is $1.4M above last year to cover minimum-wage increases. Eligibility: ages 14-20, household income below 200% of the federal poverty level. Program runs Sept. 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 and must coordinate with SNUG street-outreach programs where they exist.

Jul 20, 2026

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Governor's OfficeTIER 1

After 11 shot in Buffalo and 2 killed in Niagara Falls over July 4 weekend, Hochul surges $1M to WNY anti-gun-violence programs

Hochul announced (Jul 19) an additional $1M for Erie and Niagara counties after a violent July 4 weekend: 11 people injured across Buffalo shootings and two killed in Niagara Falls. Breakdown: $500K to GIVE ($350K Erie/Buffalo, $150K Niagara), $200K split among Buffalo Project RISE providers, $200K to SNUG street outreach/hospital response at ECMC and Community Missions of Niagara Frontier, $100K to Buffalo's Office of Gun Violence Prevention — on top of ~$13.8M current funding for these programs. Assembly Majority Leader Peoples-Stokes acknowledged the violence "overshadowed the year over year drop in violent crime." Announcement lands amid the campaign's public-safety messaging; Spectrum, WKBW and WGRZ covered the local reaction.