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governor triples spending on LGBT health programs

New York
governor triples spending on LGBT health programs

New York governor Elliot Spitzer has proposed in his 2007 budget to nearly triple spending on health and human services programs in LGBT communities to $6 million, reports 365gay.com.

Previously the executive budget has allotted $2.373 million for the LGBT programs. The increased spending will go to LGBT programs that provide services such as alcohol and substance abuse treatment, violence prevention, and assistance to crime victims and homeless youth.

The New York State LGBT Health and Human Services Network will benefit the most from the funding. The network includes more than 50 community-based organizations that serve LGBT communities in almost all of the state's 62 counties. In the nine years the state has been funding the network, more than $22 million has been used to support and create LGBT health and human services programs. (The Advocate)

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