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Residents, program leaders urge Lake Forest council to restore Boys & Girls Club CDBG funding after recent cut
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Lake Forest — Dozens of residents, parents and Boys & Girls Club representatives pressed the Lake Forest City Council on May 20 to restore Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding that council members reduced at a prior meeting.
Lake Forest — Dozens of residents, parents and Boys & Girls Club representatives pressed the Lake Forest City Council on May 20 to restore Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding that council members reduced at a prior meeting.
The most direct appeals came from Terry Anderson, who identified himself as an El Toro resident since 1982 and a Boys & Girls Club board member and treasurer. Anderson apologized for earlier communication gaps and described the club’s operations and staffing needs, saying the program “spends 75% of its money, give or take, on staff” and relies on community support because it provides programs at no charge to families.
Pam Estes, chief executive officer of the Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach, said the club served about 150 Lake Forest young people in the last 12 months through out‑of‑school programs and…
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