This week, the City Council approved grants to organizations that benefit lower-income residents in the community.
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Social service organizations apply for the Community Development Block Grants, and a seven member advisory committee creates funding recommendations for City Council consideration. Staff then recommends a list of recipients to the City Council, which makes a final decision. The grant amounts are determined by a formula and vary from year to year.
The City Council awarded grant funds to the following organizations for public services:
Casa de Amparo, the only children’s shelter in North County San Diego, received $166,968 in public facility grant funding to support the development of a new teen wellness center located in San Marcos. The facility will provide residential care for the increasing number of local children and teens who require physical, mental and emotional care.
In addition, the city will use $221,828 for future affordable housing in Carlsbad and $82,199 for program administration, and the Legal Aid Society of San Diego will receive $20,550 to provide fair housing services to Carlsbad residents.
Every project proposed for the CDBG program must meet at least one of three national objectives, which are:
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May 8, 2018