To date, I have allocated $1.5 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Pacific Asian Consortium In Employment (PACE), a local non-profit organization that aims to advance the wealth of our communities. The funds have been used to establish the PACE Small Business Grant Program to assist small businesses located within the unincorporated areas of @countyofla’s First District. I was so proud to host anothe

It’s National Community Development Week! Each year the Village receives an allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The purpose of the federally funded, but locally administered CDBG program is to build stronger and more resilient communities. In this VOP-TV clip, Executive Director Merry Beth Sheets explains how CDBG funding is making a difference for Hephzibah Children's Association, one of more than a dozen local