YWCA, YRDC, and BOCES

"As we are one of the fattest nations in the world, I really don't think it is wise to close down an institution that provides opportunities to stay active to the general public. We need to fight obesity and teach children to love physical activity. Please"

"These organizations are crucial to our community - please save them."

"I dont believe Ill ever understand how people can so reliably neglect the simple fact that the more you put in the more you get out. What a shame it would be to lose these pertinent programs. It would be clichй to point out that hindsight is always 20/20,"

"these organizations are integral to our community."

"The residents of Dutchess County who depend on the services provided by these agencies shouldn't be penalized because of funding cuts. At-risk youth now have nowhere to turn for the help they received at these agencies. Let's not take their support away."

"I would like to see funding in the state budget for the needs of the YWCA, YRDC, and BOCES."

"These are very important resources to the Dutchess community, and many benefit from their services. They should remain in operation."

"Communites need social capital as well as economic capital"

"These agencies provide invaluable services to the community. It's time for government at all levels to recognize that social services are not unncecessary costs, but much cheaper than dealing with problems of crime , poverty, and unemployment when you let"

"We need to help our youth, THEY ARE OUR FUTURE."

"The Y is crucial for community!"

"Adult Education and job training help keep people off of welfare and out of jail. 75% of people in prison read at below a 6th grade level. What alternatives are we giving under-educated people to a life of crime? All of these organizations have been vital"

"I've been working in the Dutchess county schools for four years now- I've just finished my student teaching, and I can tell you without reservation that the kinds of support provided by BOcES and the YWcA are crucial to the well being and development of m"

"Please restore funding to badly needed programs in Dutchess County"

"Jobs, support, community, and understanding keep crime low. Expanding the prison will only serve to say that we have given up on our neighbors."

"As former secretary of the Board of YRDC, I deplore the shortsightedness that causes our county leaders to allow this worthy organization to close while considering an expansion to the county jail. Where are our priorities?"

"Please support county residents by funding educational programs including YWCA, YRDC, and Boces. I understand that the county legislature did not shut these programs down, but it is up to the county legislature to resurrect these programs. Educational pro"

"These organizations are important to the city and town of Poughkeepsie. The last thing Poughkeepsie needs is the removal of social services. If anything, we should be increasing funding to these institutions and adding more like them."

"I grew up in Dutchess County, and have two young adults who were born and raised here as well. It is a very sad day when this community witnesses the loss of so many vital services to our county's most vulnerable populations. It is truly shameful, and a d"

"why would we take away money from organizations that we know do work to put money into an institution(jails/prisons) that we know does not work?"

"this is an outrageous tragedy"

"A person helped by social services is one less person in the jails. Let us be sensible here. Remember, our president wants a kinder, gentler world!"

"These programs are truly important resources for the community. For a small fraction of the budget, this can make a huge difference. Please fund them!"

"WELL ALOT HAS HAPPENED, SINCE I FOUND THIS SITE PEOPLE: GOING BACK TO SCHOOL,MOVING, TOOK LONGER THAN I EXPECTED BUT MY BIGGEST DREAM COME TRUE. PLEASE BRING BACK THE PROGRAMS FOR THE "YOUTH""