As the city cracks down on nonprofit funding, one group got $250k outside of the traditional application process

As the city cracks down on nonprofit funding, one group got $250k outside of the traditional application process

On April 21, a group of students attending Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School and their parents spoke at a city council meeting in support of an after school program they participate in. One student got emotional while speaking to councilors.“UBU changes people’s lives,” the student said of the group, before breaking down in tears.The students were met with a round of applause from audience members, which was in violation of council rules but …