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Long Beach accepts $500,000 Irvine Foundation grant for workforce development
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City council approved acceptance of a $500,000 James Irvine Foundation grant to fund career-development efforts; Black community groups pressed the city for details on allocation and local partnership.
The Long Beach City Council approved acceptance of a $500,000 grant from the James Irvine Foundation to support workforce development programs, voting on the measure as part of the consent calendar on Feb. 4.
The grant (agenda item 14) drew substantial public comment from local Black worker advocates who urged the city to specify how funds will be allocated to older workers, transgender and gender-nonconforming workers, and Black workers. "This $500,000 grant on agenda item 14 from James Irvine Foundation presents a critical opportunity to address economic inequities…
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