AGENCY TESTIMONY
Student participation in New York City's participatory budgeting program
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Nasser highlights Kingsborough students' successful engagement in the New York City Civic Engagement Commission's participatory budgeting program, 'The People's Money'. This initiative demonstrated political participation beyond voting.
- Students participated in idea generation and voting for borough-specific projects
- The program helped elevate student concerns
- It illustrated direct impact of political participation on communities
Helen-Margaret Nasser
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We've had successful engagement and participation in the New York City Civic Engagement Commissions participatory budgeting program, the people's money, our students participated in idea generation and voting for borrow specific projects.
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This project helped elevate student concerns and illustrated political participation beyond voting with direct impact on their communities.