Summary
Three grants — $50,000 county money plus $17,947 state money — fund year-round youth programs including Project Elevate, boatbuilding, and the LIFT teen leadership program.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 30, 2026.
Impact analysis
$50,000 grant requires a $5,556 city match; the other two require no match.
Peekskill youth ages 10 and up served by year-round development programs.
Facility users currently experiencing unsanitary conditions.
Mentions & discussions (5)
Special Work Session Budget Meeting - Sep 30, 2026
The Youth Bureau served 436 young people this year on $212,516 in leveraged grants, but Director Daryl Francis says one full-time staff member isn't enough. He's asking for about $163,841 to fund two full-time positions so programs don't collapse when grants run out; council members were sympathetic but no funding decision was made.
Work Session Meeting - Aug 17, 2026
Residents presented a petition requesting a part-time daytime cleaner at the Neighborhood Center and complained about dirty bathrooms.
Work Session and Common Council Meeting - May 26, 2026
A Peekskill High School senior asked when the aging Youth Bureau building will be fixed. The City is preparing a design RFP and will hold a public open house this summer; the bureau will remain free.
Work Session and Common Council Meeting - Jan 12, 2026
Three grants — $50,000 county money plus $17,947 state money — fund year-round youth programs including Project Elevate, boatbuilding, and the LIFT teen leadership program.
Work Session Meeting - Jan 5, 2026
The Youth Bureau was up for accepting several state grants — Invest a Kid, Build A Boat and Summer Lift — that fund youth programming in the city.
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