Friends of New Utrecht Library wins grant to help LGBTQ+ youth
LGBTQ+ teenagers in Bensonhurst and Bath Beach will be able to find a support system and receive encouragement for their artistic ambitions at the New Utrecht Library once a unique program being organized by a library support group gets off the ground.
The Friends of New Utrecht Library has been awarded a $1,690 grant by the Citizens Committee for New York City as part of the committee’s Neighborhood Grants program.
The Friends group was one of 298 organizations around the city to be awarded grants. The CCNYC handed out a total of $665,217 in grants this year. The grants, which go up to $3,000 each, are given to grass-roots groups working to improve the quality of life in their neighborhoods.