OXNARD : City to Seek Grant to Help Farm Workers
The Oxnard City Council has decided to apply for a $50,000 state grant to replace run-down mobile homes of Oxnard farm workers.
City officials said the state grant and a matching grant from the city’s redevelopment department would fund the replacement of four mobile homes.
Under the program, farm workers would receive $25,000 loans to pay for new homes. The money would be paid back to the city when the farm workers sell the homes.
“These are needy people and we’re happy to help them,” said Ernie Whitaker, Oxnard’s redevelopment housing loan officer.
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