CITY SEEKS HEALTH PROGRAM GRANT.Byline: Sherry sherry [from Jérez], naturally dry fortified wine, pale amber to brown in tint. The term sherry originally referred to wines made from grapes grown in the region of Jérez de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain; today it may refer to any of the Joe Crosby Daily News Staff Writer In its latest attack against youth crime, the city is seeking a $1.1 million grant to assemble a preventive health program that would target gangs, alcohol and drug abuse. Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, is one of 29 cities competing for 10 such grants offered by the California Wellness Foundation, a nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. group financed by Health Net Corp., one of the largest health maintenance organizations on the West Coast. If awarded the grant in June, the city could receive up to $135,000 to plan the program and $1 million to operate it over four years. Programs could focus on health care services, education, literacy, parenting, employment, public policy revision, transportation and recreation. "It's much more broad-based than a traditional health care program," said Deputy City Manager Jeff Kolin, noting that the program wouldn't offer vaccinations or well-baby care. "It wants to take up a much broader perspective." Santa Clarita wants to use the money to tackle gangs, alcohol and drug abuse - some of the biggest health risks facing families in Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. , Kolin said. The city's grant request is supported by nearly 20 other local agencies, including the Santa Clarita Valley Boys and Girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. Club, the Valencia Industrial Association and the Child & Family Development Center. In recent years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time city has acted aggressively to stamp out to put an end to by sudden and energetic action; to extinguish; as, to stamp out a rebellion s>. See also: Stamp gangs and youth crime. Last year, the city formed the Youth Master Plan Committee, a group charged with coordinating and expanding recreational, social and educational programs for local residents. The grant would enable Santa Clarita to continue its fight against those health risks and keep pace with a rapidly changing health care system, Kolin said. "It ties very closely to the philosophy of the city working collaboratively and in a preventive emphasis," Kolin said, adding, "We're expecting significant changes in the health care delivery system. This allows communities to work together to streamline and improve the health care system." |
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