lead poisoning

United Way of Central New York is proposing the services to support local communities affected by lead poisoning.

The Syracuse Peacemaking Project’s proposal to curb childhood lead poisoning would in part aim to develop a new generation of community leaders. Their proposal is one of three the public will be able to vote on through the Central New York Community Foundation’s participatory budgeting process.

A total of three non-profit organizations presented their ideas to community members on how to increase screening for lead poisoning in children this week. It’s part of the Central New York Community Foundation’s participatory budgeting process for lead remediation efforts, in which residents discuss and vote on how to best to use funds.

The Community Foundation of Central New York received $125,000 in grant funds to bolster its $2 million pledge to counter the high rates of lead poisoning among children in Syracuse.

This week Micron gave additional updates on its facility construction as U.S. President Joe Biden visited Syracuse.

Onondaga County and the City of Syracuse are administering funding to residents wanting to test their homes for lead and receive lead paint remediation.

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week stretches from Oct. 23 to 29.

More than two dozen people gathered in front of Onondaga County’s government buildings downtown Tuesday to continue to express their opposition to a proposed aquarium.

Landlord John Kiggins, owner of Endzone Properties Inc., must also pay a fine to go toward lead poisoning prevention following a lawsuit filed by the state attorney general’s office.

The legislators say the funds could instead go toward combating lead poisoning and mental health issues.