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2 NYC nonprofits receive funding from Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation

NYC-area nonprofits receive funding from Lady Gaga's foundation
NYC-area nonprofits receive funding from Lady Gaga's foundation 00:25

NEW YORK -- Lady Gaga is working to support young people and their mental health.

Her Born This Way Foundation has selected 22 organizations to receive $25,000 or $50,000 grants as part of their Kindness in Community Fund.

It's an overall $1 million commitment to support local groups and their mental health work.

Two New York City-area nonprofits are among those receiving funding -- Right to Be and the Sam and Devorah Foundation for Transgender Youth.

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