At Tuesday night's LYNN CITY COUNCIL meeting it was approved that all of the groups that got grants last year would get them this year with NO new additions.
Because they experienced cuts from their funding source a couple of years ago, the FRIDAY NIGHT FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP applied last year for a Block grant from the city. The FFSG provides with an opportunity for socialization and support for emotionally and behaviorally challenged youth and their families, They were DENIED. So that meant this year they were denied too.
COUNCILMAN PETE CAPANO spoke up after the vote and vouched for the good work the group does and that we ought to try and find them something. COUNCILMAN BILL TRAHANT echoed the sentiment and thought we should be able to come up with 10 to 20% of what they asked for. No votes were taken but there seemed to be an air of agreement in the chamber.
You know it's kind of funny in an ironic sort of way. At the last COUNCIL meeting they were all wearing GREEN RIBBONS in support of MENTAL HEALTH.
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