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Article: BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB CRUNCHES NUMBERS; AGENCY LOOKS FOR FUNDS, LONG-TERM PLAN TO CONTINUE PROGRAMS FOR 3,700 YOUTHS.(Local)
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- The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
- Article date:
- June 20, 2008
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Byline: Maureen Sieh Urban affairs editor
Faced with more funding cuts, the Boys and Girls Club of Syracuse is struggling to determine how it will continue serving more than 3,700 city youths attending its year-round and summer programs.
For the fiscal year starting July 1, the Boys and Girls Club requested $485,000 from the United Way of Central New York, officials said. It got $175,000, down from the $181,000 they got last year, they said.
Four agencies -- United Way, Rosamond Gifford Charitable Corp., the Allyn Foundation and the Central New York Community Foundation -- have stepped up to help the Boys and Girls Club keep its facilities open for the summer.
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