Lorain County Community Action Agency seeks CDBG support for Project FEED youth workforce program
Project FEED would convert the South Branch Library community garden into a youth workforce training site that pays a $500 stipend to participants and distributes produce to low-to-moderate-income households; the applicant requested $10,000 and indicated comfort with a $9,500 award in its application.
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Bobby Taylor, representing the Lorain County Community Action Agency, urged the committee to fund Project FEED — a community garden–based youth workforce initiative in South Elyria. He said the project seeks $10,000 in support (the application indicated a $9,500 request) to convert the South Branch Library garden into a structured training site where youth will learn urban-agriculture skills and earn a $500 stipend upon successful completion.
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