{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://turner.house.gov/2023/11/turner-fighting-to-bring-funding-for-boys-girls-club-of-dayton-to-completion", "Turner Fighting to Bring Funding for Boys & Girls Club of Dayton to Completion", "2023-11-27", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "OH", "Michael R. Turner", "T000463", "turner.house.gov", "turner", "https://turner.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "DAYTON, OHIO \u2013 Today, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) held a press conference at the Boys & Girls Club of Dayton (BGCD) with Crystal Allen, CEO of the BGCD, and Dr. Karen Townsend, Chair of the BGCD\u2019s Board of Directors. The House Appropriations Committee\u2019s version of the FY24 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies funding legislation includes $1.4 million in congressional Community Project Funding for the BGCD\u2019s West Dayton Community Recreation & Space Sharing Project. Once that bill becomes law, the funds will be used by the BGCD to remodel its West Stewart Street facility, including necessary equipment upgrades.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s good to be here at the Boys & Girls Club. I know the importance of their programming, having been an after-school student that went to the Boys & Girls Club in East Dayton when they had a facility there,\u201d said Congressman Turner. \u201cI know that their programming can make a direct impact on people\u2019s lives, and I want to thank them. I want to thank Crystal Allen for the work that\u2019s being done here. This is an incredibly important facility.\u201d\n\n\u201cCongressman Turner has always been committed to this community, and he has always been committed to the youth of the Boys & Girls Club,\u201d said Dr. Townsend, Chair of the Boys & Girls Club of Dayton's Board of Directors. \u201cThis gift is not just dollars \u2013 it\u2019s an investment in the future to prepare our children to be workforce-ready and give them a space to learn and grow, and we are so appreciative. We see this opportunity as a time for our children to come together and not just learn technical skills but life skills; to be mentored, to be encouraged in a center that is not just a building but a pathway to the future.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nFor more than 60 years, the Boys & Girls Club of Dayton (BGCD) has provided young people ages 6 to 18 with a safe and encouraging environment to learn and grow through daily after-school and summer programs.\n\nCongressman Turner is leading the congressional funding effort for the BGCD and is the primary sponsor of the request for the West Dayton Community Recreation & Space Sharing Project.\n\nIn April 2023, Rep. Turner submitted a request for funding to the House Appropriations Committee for BGCD\u2019s project. Since then, the House Appropriations Committee has included $1.4 million in Community Project Funding for the BGCD\u2019s West Dayton Community Recreation & Space Sharing Project in the Fiscal Year 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Bill.\n\nThe House Appropriations Committee approved this legislation in July. Final passage of the Committee\u2019s bill is pending full consideration on the House Floor.\n\nCongressman Mike Turner speaking with Dayton City Commissioner Chris Shaw, Mayor Jeffrey Mims, and Crystal Allen, CEO of the BGCD.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://turner.house.gov/2023/11/turner-fighting-to-bring-funding-for-boys-girls-club-of-dayton-to-completion"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9401394054293633, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}