CONLEY DELIVERS $3,500 TO URBAN COLLEGE OF BOSTON March 20, 2008 Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley recently delivered a check for more than $3,000 in seized drug money to an independent two-year college that provides educational and professional advancement to men and women from Dorchester, Roxbury, and other urban neighborhoods traditionally underserved by area colleges and universities. Conley presented $3,500 to Dr. Henry Johnson, dean of enrollment at the Urban College of Boston, on March 12. The funds, which come from Conley’s Asset Forfeiture Reinvestment Program, will go toward the Urban College’s curriculum, including support certificate programs used to train adults to work with at risk and substance-abusing youths. “There is no aspect of life more crucial to social and professional mobility than education,” Conley said. “At a time when we pledge to leave no child behind, we must ensure that every member of our society, no matter where they live or how much money they make, has access to a quality education. The Urban College of Boston is doing just that, and I’m proud to support their mission.” The presentation at UCB’s Tremont Street headquarters was one of more than a dozen scheduled stops for Conley at Suffolk County non-profits this year. Each has received between $2,000 and $5,000 in free cash grants that are earmarked for programs that work to fight drug abuse, crime, and violence by area youth. The funds reflect a portion of cash and assets seized during the course of narcotics prosecutions the previous year. This year’s awards total $32,500 more than those distributed in the first round of reinvestments grants 15 years ago. The program has been in existence since 1992, when the awards totaled $17,500. Conley donated a total of $100,000 to area non-profits in the past 24 months. “So much of our duty as prosecutors is done on the back end, after a crime has occurred,” Conley said. “With programs like this one, we’re trying to keep young people on a safe, healthy, productive track so we never see them in court except as future attorneys.” Return to the Press Releases page.