Amendment #400 to H3900

Community Empowerment and Reinvestment Grant Program

Ms. Keefe of Worcester moves to amend the bill in section 2 by inserting after item 7002-1502 the following item:

"7002-2021 For a community empowerment and reinvestment grant program to be administered by the executive office of economic development for the purpose of developing, strengthening and investing in communities: (i) that are disproportionately impacted by the criminal justice system; (ii) where a high percentage of individuals' incomes fall below 250 per cent of the federal poverty level; and (iii) with a large population of socially and economically disadvantaged and historically underrepresented groups; provided, that the board as established in this item in section 2 of chapter 227 of the acts of 2020 shall continue to make recommendations to the executive office on the criteria for making grants available to communities and organizations; and provided further, that eligible uses of grant funding shall include, but not be limited to, for socially and economically disadvantaged and historically underrepresented groups: (a) job training, job creation and job placement for those who face high barriers to employment in said communities; (b) transitional employment programs, social enterprise, pre-apprenticeship or other training programs; (c) school-based or community-based high school dropout prevention and re-engagement programs; (d) cooperative and small business development programs and community-based workforce development programs; and (e) programs focused on housing stabilization services, addiction treatment and trauma-informed mental health care” ..............................................................................$7,500,000

 


Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #400 to H3900

Community Empowerment and Reinvestment Grant Program

Representative:

Daniel M. Donahue

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

Christine P. Barber

Samantha Montaño

Susannah M. Whipps

Carlos González

John J. Mahoney

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

Natalie M. Higgins

Mike Connolly

Orlando Ramos

Tommy Vitolo

Vanna Howard

Mindy Domb

Rady Mom

Colleen M. Garry

Rodney M. Elliott

Russell E. Holmes

Michael P. Kushmerek

Meghan K. Kilcoyne

Bud L. Williams

Kay Khan

Manny Cruz