New Jersey announces $4.3 million in grants to fight crime

May 22, 10:33 AMMiddlesex County Crime ExaminerApril Reynolds

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Attorney General Anne Milgram held an announced yesterday at the William C McGinnis School in Perth Amboy, that $2.8 million dollars in grant awards will be awarded to 13 counties in New Jersey over the next two years. The grant amounts vary in range from $55,000 to $140,000 and will go to non-profit agencies like the Boys & Girls club and several law enforcement agencies.

“We can’t arrest our way out of the problem of violent street gangs and gun violence,” Milgram stated. “That is why proven and evidence-based prevention programs aimed at keeping kids in school and in safe places … are so important. We must make kids who are at risk more resilient to the pressure of gangs.” She noted a shocking 19,000 students dropped out of school in 2007.