NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sunday introduced thousands and thousands of {dollars} in funding for group organizations that help Asian-Americans.
A complete of $10 million goes to assist communities arduous hit in New York by COVID-19 and a rise in hate crimes.
The funding will go in direction of direct companies, case administration, and psychological well being help.
Along with serving to marginalized communities, Hochul stated it additionally sends a powerful message towards bias incidents.
“We are going to proceed to struggle again towards each type of hate because it rears its ugly head. We now have your backs and we stand with the Asian group — 1.6 million robust right here within the state of New York,” Hochul stated.
