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The FDNY Foundation is proud to have joined with Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams to support the FDNY Youth Workforce Development (YWD) Program.
Adams announced last month he had appropriated almost $200,000 to the FDNY Foundation to go toward the program. Specifically, the funding will allow the FDNY to purchase a bus to transport program participants to and from FDNY training centers.
“We are very grateful for the commitment Brooklyn Borough President Adams has shown to future FDNY Firefighters, Paramedics and EMTs through his support of the FDNY Youth Workforce Development Program,” said Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro. “With the purchase of this bus, young boys and girls in Brooklyn – and across the city – will be able to attend training at Fire Department facilities, bringing them one step closer to realizing their dream of a career in the FDNY.”
“I am pleased to partner with the FDNY Foundation to prepare young men and women from diverse backgrounds for employment with New York’s Bravest,” said Adams. “The 44-passenger bus funded by my capital budget will transport young Brooklynites across the five boroughs to learn important lessons, lessons that I hope they will carry with them throughout their lives. These young people are helping to make Brooklyn a safer place to raise healthy children and families, and the life-saving skills they are receiving will be tools they can employ no matter what course they take through life.”
The appropriation was a part of more than $5 million in capital funding from Adams’ Fiscal Year 2016 Budget aimed at advancing economic development across Brooklyn.
The funding will be utilized by the Foundation and will support YWD participants training with the FDNY at Randall’s Island and Fort Totten. As a part of the trainings, members of the FDNY work with young men and women to prepare them for a career in emergency response. The drills and hands-on-training aim to both inspire and motivate participants to succeed. The young men and women who participate in the program have the opportunity – upon high school graduation – to attend the FDNY EMS Academy and to be recruited into the Department as EMTs.
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"I am pleased to partner with the FDNY Foundation to prepare young men and women from diverse backgrounds for employment with New York's Bravest. The 44-passenger bus funded by my capital budget will transport young Brooklynites across the five boroughs to learn important lessons, lessons that I hope they will carry with them throughout their lives. These young people are helping to make Brooklyn a safer place to raise healthy children and families, and the life-saving skills they are receiving will be tools they can employ no matter what course they take through life."
