Advocates to Hold Press Conference Calling for Funding of Universal Summer Jobs

Minister Kirsten John Foy, Northeast Regional Director of the National Action Network, Hazel M. Dukes, New York State President of the NAACP, and New York City elected officials, clergy, anti-violence advocates, and youth activists, will demand that Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New York City Council fully fund the Universal Summer Youth Jobs program in this year’s $82 Billion budget. 

The press conference will take place on the steps of City Hall on June 7 at 4 p.m. 

Source: Mercury