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Adelanto council narrows reduced CDBG pot to three nonprofits after public testimony
Summary
Facing a roughly 50% cut to its CDBG allocation, the council heard nonprofit testimony and voted to split the limited FY25‑26 public‑service CDBG funds among Molding Hearts, New Leaf Ministries and the Adelanto Community Resource Center.
The Adelanto City Council voted on Jan. 28 to apportion the city’s reduced FY25‑26 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) public‑service allocation among three local nonprofits after an extended round of public testimony.
Council members and nonprofit representatives described steep demand and operational costs. City staff said the city’s CDBG allocation fell about 50% due to the federal/state formula; a county representative confirmed the reduction was a function of the formula and not targeted at the city.
Nonprofits that presented included New Leaf Ministries, which said it serves roughly 160 families and about 2,200 children monthly and operates diaper‑bank and clothing programs; Molding Hearts, which described reopening a senior center and serving 50–70 seniors daily; and the Adelanto Community Resource Center (ACRC), which reported serving several thousand families annually and partnering with schools and CAP for food and utilities assistance.
After questions about program metrics, storage and out‑of‑pocket expenses (forklift and truck insurance were cited as meaningful costs), council members proposed a split of the available funds to prioritize seniors and organizations with demonstrated direct expenses. The council motioned to award specified amounts (recorded on the meeting record) and approved the allocations.
Council members encouraged nonprofits not awarded larger shares to continue collaborating and to pursue other funding sources and in‑kind support that councilors said they had begun to marshal from local partners.
