OSWEGO â The Oswego City County Youth Bureau, the Oswego Police Department and the Phoenix Police Department have teamed up to form a toy and necessities drive for Upstate Golisano Childrenâs Hospital.
Donations will be accepted until Aug. 23 and can be dropped off to The Youth Bureau, 70 Bunner St., Oswego Police Department, 169 W. Second St. or Phoenix Police Department, 455 Main St., between 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. All items must be new items. After all donations are received, they will be delivered right to the hospital.
âI believe all families should not have to struggle to make their kids comfortable while they are sick. If we can help them gather items in need, we will do that with the publicâs help. This is a great way to cheer all of them up and help them in any way we can,â said Jen Losurdo from Oswego City County Youth Bureau.
UPDATED 11:03 PM ET Feb. 17, 2021 PUBLISHED 1:15 PM ET Feb. 17, 2021 PUBLISHED 1:15 PM EST Feb. 17, 2021
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Oswego residents will see Officer Chelsea Giovo in their neighborhoods more often.
“It’s important to break down barriers and establish trust and transparency within the community,” said Giovo.
Community policing is just one way they’ll do that. The city’s common council recently approved the department’s police reform and reinvention proposal.
This comes after Governor Andrew Cuomo’s executive order to adopt a plan by April 1, or lose state funding.
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