[LISTEN] Community Matters – Tory Irgang Discusses ESPRI and Community Input Meeting

JAMESTOWN – A community meeting on how to apply $1 million in state funding toward the fight against poverty is being hosted by the United Way of Southern Chautauqua County later this week.

The community input session on how to spend the recently awarded Empire State Poverty Reduction Initiative grant will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. this Wednesday at the St. Susan Center, located at 31 Water St.

United Way of Southern Chautauqua County executive director Tory Irgang says anyone who has ideas or input on how to reduce poverty in the city is being invited to attend. The input will be used to help come up with a spending plan for the grant.

For more information on the meeting or if you want to offer input but can’t attend the meeting, you can call the United Way at 483-1561.