CBUS YOUTH PROGRAMS

COLUMBUS MAYOR ANDREW GINTHER (HARD G) IS NOW INVESTING NEARLY TWENTY-ONE MILLION DOLLARS INTO SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMS IN AN EFFORT TO HELP KEEP KIDS OUT OF TROUBLE AND IMPROVE SAFETY. KIYERRA 
90 SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMS WERE SELECTED. THESE PROGRAMS ARE SET TO SPLIT $8.6 MILLION AND GINTTHER IS HOPING THIS EFFORT WILL PROVIDE THESE CHILDREN WITH STRUCTURE AND STBILITY. OUT OF THE 22 HOMICIDES IN THE CITY OF COLUMBUS SO FAR THIS YEAR, 7 OF THE VICTIMS AND 6 OF THE SUSPECTS HAVE BEEN 21 YEARS OLD AND YOUNGER. THE REMAINING $12.2 MILLION WILL GO TO CITY-SPONSORED SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMS LIKE SUMMER CAMPS AS WELL AS YOUTH SPORTS.