Congressman Johnson announces $1.5M grant for Conyers nonprofit helping youths to build healthy relationships
CONYERS, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that More Than Conquerors, Inc. of Conyers, a nonprofit organization that helps young people make healthy choices, received a $1.5 million U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant.
"More Than Conquerors has been in our DeKalb and Rockdale County communities for more than 30 years," said Rep. Johnson. "They have been helping our youth during a tricky time – teenagers who are just beginning to understand who they are as people and all the peer pressure and desire to fit in that comes with that. Conquerors helps our teens navigate this difficult time with positive physical, emotional and academic development while building up their resistance to unhealthy risk behaviors such as the use of drugs and alcohol."