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Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, City of Poughkeepsie Mayor Rob Rolison and members of the City’s Common Council joined local stakeholders today as demolition of the former YMCA building at 35 Montgomery Street began, the next step in the process of the development of a state-of-the-art Youth Opportunity Union (YOU), which will be built on...

Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie City School District Partnering on Innovative Program Dutchess County Government and the Poughkeepsie City School District have launched an innovative data-tracking system that connects an individualized success plan to each student to address the out-of-school factors that impact learning. An outcome of their work through the Poughkeepsie Children’s Cabinet, the County and School...

Dutchess County Honors Youth and Police Initiative (YPI) Graduates Program helps build positive change and trust between Poughkeepsie students and police officers   Dutchess County officials, New York State Sen. Sue Serino, City of Poughkeepsie Mayor Rob Rolison and Poughkeepsie City School District Superintendent Dr. Eric Jay Rosser were among those this past Saturday who...

Hi, I’m Julia Gill, President of Youth Council! I’m a senior at Spackenkill High School, and involved in science and math teams, as well as on the school soccer and crew teams.       Hi, I’m Harshitha Talasila and I’m the Vice President of Youth Council! I am a senior at John Jay Senior...

On 9/16/21 Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro unveiled a new website, www.the-you.org, which provides County residents with updates about the forthcoming “Youth Opportunity Union,” formerly known to as the Youth Opportunity Center and referred to moving forward as “the YOU,” the state-of-the-art facility that will serve communities throughout the county and be located in the...

Pathways for Agricultural Education – July 29th This discussion will focus on the educational “pipeline” that individuals can follow in pursuit of a career in agriculture, including formal schooling (K-12 and college-level), as well as informal educational opportunities and continuing education for adults. Register for the Farming in Dutchess Virtual Series, Pathways for Agricultural Education...

"Learn, Play, Create" Grant Applications Now Being AcceptedApplication instructions, guidance available online Dutchess County is now accepting applications for its new Learn, Play, Create: Supporting Our Kids grant program, part of the “Dutchess Invests” initiative announced by County Executive Marc Molinaro and approved by the County Legislature earlier this month. Application instructions and guidance are now available for nonprofit...

$3 Million available for children’s non-profits affected by pandemic Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro will  direct $3 million in federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to the new Learn, Play, Create grant program, following approval from the County Legislature, as part of “Dutchess Invests” –  Dutchess County’s initiative to invest the one-time federal ARP funding for long-term...

2021 Youth Development Programs Every year, the Dutchess County Division of Youth Services administers funds for the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (NYSOCFS). We are pleased to announce that $184,800 was recently awarded to 19 local organizations.   Beekman Library — “Y.E.S.” Youth Empowerment through Service www.beekmanlibrary.org High school age teens...

Increased ‘Path to Promise’ spending, programs for at-risk youth, online resources among County Executive’s budget proposals Poughkeepsie, NY … In anticipation of his 2021 Executive Budget presentation on Wednesday, Oct. 28th, Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro announced his budget proposal will continue funding for many of the successful programs that have benefited the County’s young people...