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Funding request for Learning to Work (LTW) program
2:30:13
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Council Member Stevens inquires about the funding request for the Learning to Work (LTW) program, emphasizing the importance of knowing the exact figures for crucial youth employment initiatives.
- The DOE's Chief Financial Officer states that the funding request for LTW is $31 million.
- Combined with the Future Ready program, the total funding request amounts to approximately $60 million for youth employment initiatives.
Althea V. Stevens
2:30:13
How much are your requests for LTW?
Daniel Weisberg
2:30:15
LTW, I don't have that figure in front of me.
Althea V. Stevens
2:30:18
I have it.
2:30:19
I just like to say it on the record because I I like people to know how much money we need to get for the things that we need to really be in investing in because I think sometimes we don't look at these programs of like crime reduction and public safety when they really are and this is important to me.
Seritta Scott
2:30:34
The number for LTW is 31,000,000.
Dere Ba
2:30:39
So we're looking for like
Althea V. Stevens
2:30:40
what $60,000,000 here?
Dere Ba
2:30:42
I mean that's not a lot.
2:30:44
$60,000,000, we got this council right?