CITY Project in Broome County partners with Binghamton Housing Authority (BHA) and the Broome County Urban League (BCUL). Program Coordinator Vicki Giarratano of Cornell Cooperative Extension and Jurell Spivey from BHA host a group of 9 teen leaders ages 14-18 on Tuesday evenings. Vicki and Mwata Brown from BCUL, host a group of 14 teen [...]

Binghamton city youth have organized a project to help raise awareness about topics facing youth today. We will hold an assembly in early May. There will be a variety of events to help raise awareness of topics ranging from STD’S to Bullying. We hope our event will be very successful in informing youth of the dangers [...]

The City Project is an excellent and rewarding group that thrives on the notion of making a difference in our community both for the youth, and for the residents of our city as a whole. The number of participants is so large in actuality, that there are two groups: a tuesday night group (The Urban League group) and [...]

So today, a group of us are learning how to add pictures and content to our site. This way we can keep all members up to date on whats going on at meetings and events. It will be also be a good way to keep citizens informed about all the great things we’re doing in [...]

 I am 14 years old. I was born in the Bronx. I currently live in Binghamton, New York. I live with my mother, 3 sisters, and my nephew. I am always busy with something to do everyday. I am involved in several city activities. I am a member of the City of Binghamton Youth Bureau. [...]

Im 15 livin in Binghamton, im originally from Brooklyn…i have a lil sister thats crazy and 2 older brothers. I have 2 bestfriends named Kristine and Eva, theres no words to explain how much they mean to me, but enough about them, i love to read, dance and sing but right now im focusing on [...]

Today we are learning to put up our own posts & how to update our very own site. There are only a few of us that are allowed to do it & it is pretty cool to be able to do. If you keep checking back, soon we will have lots of stuff for you [...]

 Teen Leaders attend Binghamton High School and are ages 14-17. Many of our leaders after joining the CITY group have begun to get involved with their government. Asia, Ayesha, and Jenice are all active members of the City of Binghamton Youth Advisory Board. Recently our City created a new Youth Bureau, and a youth board.
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