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Lake Elsinore council approves CDBG allocations after local advocates urge funding for foster‑care advocacy and food pantry
Summary
The Lake Elsinore City Council approved staff-recommended Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and community support allocations, after testimony from Voices for Children (CASA) seeking $10,000 and Hope (Helping Our People Elsinore) thanking the council for prior support. Staff said the city's HUD allocation is estimated at $587,000.
The Lake Elsinore City Council on Dec. 9 approved its recommended Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and community support allocations for fiscal year 2026–27, after brief public testimony from local nonprofit representatives.
Voices for Children (CASA) volunteer coordinator Ashley Brown Mills told the council the program served 28 children from Lake Elsinore this year at a cost of nearly $2,000 per child and requested $10,000 in CDBG funding to provide one year of advocacy for…
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