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Lancaster reallocates $130,259 in CDBG funds to paid-employment program for foster youth

5743387 · September 9, 2025
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City council approved a substantial amendment to reprogram $130,259 in CDBG funds from the first-time homebuyer program to a new Antelope Valley Foster Friends employment and skills program centered on a gaming center. Staff said the change uses previously awarded HUD funds and does not affect the general fund.

The Lancaster City Council approved a substantial amendment to the annual action plan to reallocate $130,259 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the city's first-time homebuyer program to a new paid-employment and workforce-development initiative for foster youth, called Antelope Valley Foster Friends.

Cindy Valdivia, the city's CDBG and Lancaster Energy analyst, described the proposal as a…

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