Appropriations Request

Albany Police Athletic League

Amount Requested: $700,000

PO Box 6516
Albany NY 12206

Project Recipient: Albany Police Athletic League (PAL), Inc.

The requested dollars will help sustain and grow PAL programming and allow other PAL dollars be re-directed to establish a central base of operations from which PAL will continue to serve the more than 17 after school locations in existence and grow to better serve all of Albany’s youth regardless of socio-economic status. PAL provides valuable after school programming to help Albany’s youth remain gang and drug free as well as prevent risky behavior, becoming victims of crime or committing crime.

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