Pomona : Block Grants Awarded
The City Council has allocated $1.5 million in federal block grants to a variety of housing, neighborhood improvement and community programs and has asked its Community Life Commission to establish priorities for spending another $300,000.
The budget approved by the council includes:
*$683,404 for housing rehabilitation.
*$285,000 for planning and administration.
*$225,271 for curbs and gutters in low-income areas.
*$115,000 to reduce blight by enforcing city codes.
*$69,262 for summer and after-school recreation.
*$40,000 to Pomona Open Door for counseling for students with behavioral and truancy problems.
*$34,469 to the Soledad Enrichment Action program to deal with gang problems.
*$33,942 to the Pomona Valley YMCA to serve children 5 to 14 from low- to moderate-income families.
*$20,000 to the Boys and Girls Club for youth recreation.
*$13,269 to Project Sister for educating junior high school students on date rape.
*$10,000 to the YWCA to serve junior high school girls.
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