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DA Conley Delivers $7,500 to Two Dorchester Non-Profits

BOSTON, May 19, 2015— District Attorney Daniel F. Conley this week delivered thousands of dollars in seized drug money to two Dorchester non-profits that will use the funds to help Boston youth stay away from drugs, gangs, and risky behavior.

As part of his annual Asset Forfeiture Community Reinvestment Program, Conley yesterday visited St. Peter’s Youth Center and Cape Verdean Community Unido to deliver a total of $7,500 in cash awards from assets seized during Suffolk County narcotics trafficking prosecutions.  This year, Conley will present similar awards to 18 non-profits, funding safe, healthy activities for kids and teens from all walks of life across Suffolk County.

Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley this week delivered a check for $4,000 in seized drug money to the St. Peter’s Youth Center, which will use the funds to support summer sports and wellness programs that provide city youth with an alternative to risky behavior, violence, and gangs. With Conley are the center’s Executive Director Paulo DeBarros (left of DA), Director for Catholic Charities Joseph Burnieika (right of DA), Youth Worker Euclidis Fuentes (far right), and youth involved in the center’s afterschool program.

Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley this week delivered a check for $4,000 in seized drug money to the St. Peter’s Youth Center, which will use the funds to support summer sports and wellness programs that provide city youth with an alternative to risky behavior, violence, and gangs. With Conley are the center’s Executive Director Paulo DeBarros (left of DA), Director for Catholic Charities Joseph Burnieika (right of DA), Youth Worker Euclidis Fuentes (far right), and youth involved in the center’s afterschool program.

Conley presented a check for $4,000 to St. Peter’s Teen Center to support the group’s summer sports and wellness programs.  As part of its programming to steer youth away from gangs, violence, and drugs, the Catholic Charities-operated teen center hosts approximately 120 young people at monthly sports events where they have positive opportunities to interact with police, city leaders, and other community members. 

Conley presented CVC Unido with a check for $3,500 to help provide opportunities for teens and young adults in the non-profit’s Teen Leadership Academy, which aims to improve civic engagement among the at-risk youth served by the organization.  The grant will partially fund youth organizer and youth leader positions and help provide necessary supplies.

During a visit to Cape Verdean Community Unido, Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley mets with Executive Director Mary Ann Lomba and participants in the Youth Leadership Academy who discussed the positive work they have done with the program. Conley delivered a check for $3,500 to the program as part of his annual Asset Forfeiture Community Reinvestment Program, which funds anti-violence efforts geared toward young people in Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop.

During a visit to Cape Verdean Community Unido, Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley mets with Executive Director Mary Ann Lomba and participants in the Youth Leadership Academy who discussed the positive work they have done with the program. Conley delivered a check for $3,500 to the program as part of his annual Asset Forfeiture Community Reinvestment Program, which funds anti-violence efforts geared toward young people in Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop.

Groups across Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop will split about $66,000 in cash awards this year at no cost to taxpayers: every cent comes from assets seized during drug trafficking prosecutions. State auditors previously reviewed the process in Suffolk County and gave it high marks for turning “the profits of crime into something positive for the community” while carefully documenting all forfeiture-related income and expenditures.

The annual grant process begins in the summer, with application forms available on the Suffolk DA’s website: http://www.suffolkdistrictattorney.com/partnerships-and-prevention/asset-forfeiture-reinvestment-program/.

 

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