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Temecula council backs CDBG funding for Mission Hope bridge housing, directs staff to shore up nonprofit shortfalls
Summary
After a public hearing, the council approved the city’s FY2026–27 CDBG annual action plan to fund a family bridge housing contract with Mission Hope and voted to pursue budget options to make nonprofit partners whole after reallocation of public‑service federal funds.
The Temecula City Council voted unanimously April 14 to advance its FY2026–27 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) annual action plan, including a staff recommendation to contract with Mission Hope to operate a four‑bedroom family bridge housing residence for Temecula households with children.
City staff told the council that HUD’s recently announced allocation included a small increase — “a slight increase of $19,965” — and that the finance subcommittee recommended concentrating the city’s public‑service CDBG allocation on the proposed family bridge housing and related stabilization services. Frank Perez, the city’s CDBG consultant, reviewed the federal requirements and the plan’s priorities before the hearing.
Why it matters: staff and Mission Hope argued that the bridge housing…
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