🚨After a year of hard work, today I delivered $5.07M for transformative projects in GA07!
These 10 projects will have an extensive impact on our communities across Gwinnett & Forsyth. Thank you to everyone who made submissions, let's look at what's coming to GA07 ⬇️
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📍Veterans Across the District
$720,000 will go to 's Partnered Career Transition Program for personalized support to help servicemembers, veterans, & their spouses find employment.
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📍Gwinnett CO
is an innovation hub training tomorrow’s tech leaders to leverage water as an engine of economic prosperity. The Water Tower will get $310,000 for advanced lab equipment to tackle water sector challenges & reimagine cutting-edge water tech ecosystems.
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📍Georgia Gwinnett
will get $1,450,000 to provide more students with quality, affordable education & upgrade their housing experience at Living Learning Communities for IT and Health Sciences! The funds will help hire faculty, boost scholarships, & more! #MSI
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📍Forsyth CO
's Spark! Igniting Learning, Birth & Beyond program will get $750,000 to break down external barriers on young learners, including poverty, transit, & language. Providing comprehensive family & educational services sets up our kids for long-term success!
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📍Gwinnett CO
$770,000 for ’ Foundation for Building Babies' Brains — Ready Initiative to close the readiness gap for 8,000 Gwinnett newborns in underinvested communities & use the power of early-learning to give our children an advantage for a better future.
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📍Forsyth County
's Crisis Intervention Team will receive $235,000 for training on how to effectively respond to those in a behavioral health crisis. This training is crucial to preventing unnecessary arrests & protecting all involved from harm and injury.
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📍Lawrenceville
$150,000 is going to the Lawrenceville Housing Authority to help combat housing insecurity in our community, something I am hearing about everyday. The funding will rehabilitate public housing units so people can live in decent, safe, and clean homes.
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📍Forsyth CO
$90,000 will go to 's Insight Program to increase GA07 schools’ capacity to serve students struggling w/ mental health or substance abuse by expanding the number of counselors available to help. Amid the pandemic treatment is paramount for our children.
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📍Gwinnett CO
will get $100,000 to provide low/no-cost business management training & consulting services in the native languages of diverse GA07 small business owners. In supporting thriving entrepreneurs, we are helping grow an inclusive & prosperous local economy.
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The will get $495,000 to finish the Mobility Hub dedicated to advancing the next level of innovation for transportation with Autonomous Vehicles & other smart tech. Smart transportation tech will draw new business opportunities to our community.
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