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Long Beach marks National Community Development Week; officials highlight CDBG, HOME and ESG investments
Summary
City staff and a visiting regional HUD official marked National Community Development Week with a presentation on CDBG, HOME and ESG funds, citing more than $30 million in recent local investments and projects that expanded affordable housing and upgraded parks.
Long Beach observed National Community Development Week during the April 22 City Council meeting with a presentation from the department of community development and a representative from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Megan Sorensen, bureau manager for Housing and Neighborhood Services, described the breadth of federal programs — Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships and the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) — and said the city has invested more than $30 million of CDBG and HOME funds in recent years to create more than 600 affordable housing units and to improve parks and playgrounds across the city. Sorensen said CDBG funding supports homeless services, small‑business assistance, accessibility improvements for seniors and infrastructure projects that connect communities to jobs and services.
Chin Woo Choi of the HUD Los Angeles field office thanked the city for longtime partnership and described HUD programs as flexible tools communities use for housing preservation, homelessness prevention and neighborhood improvements. Speakers noted the program’s 50‑year history and highlighted local activities including outreach, neighborhood leadership programming and partnerships with Long Beach City College’s Small Business Development Center for small‑business technical assistance.
The council accepted the presentation; no formal council action was required. Staff directed residents seeking more information to the city’s HUD grants web page.
