Council committee hears request for $90,000 CDBG boost for HEART job-training program

Aug 18, 2026

Staff described a $90,000 CDBG amendment to expand the HEART housing entrepreneurship and readiness training program, which would offer classroom and hands-on retail training and place up to 45 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities into internships and employment pathways.

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Alfonso Lopez, administration manager for public services, presented a proposed amendment to add $90,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to the HEART program run by Inspiring Communities Inc.

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