JOBS PROGRAM GETS BIG PIECE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR GLENDALE.Byline: Alex Dobuzinskis Staff Writer GLENDALE - The City Council on Tuesday split up more than $510,000 in federal funds Federal Funds Funds deposited to regional Federal Reserve Banks by commercial banks, including funds in excess of reserve requirements. Notes: These non-interest bearing deposits are lent out at the Fed funds rate to other banks unable to meet overnight reserve , with a youth employment program and an organization that helps Armenians ending atop the recipient list. The social services social services Noun, pl welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs social services npl → servicios mpl sociales money was only part of the $6.1 million the city is getting from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to run housing, community development and homeless programs in the city. But much of the rest of the funding was already divided up between different programs and projects. On Tuesday, it fell to the council to divide the social service money, after hearing pleas from representatives of various charities wanting their share. ``There just isn't enough money,'' City Councilman Bob Yousefian said in the middle of calculations to divide up the funds. With HUD Hud (h  d), a pre-Qur'anic prophet of Islam. Hud unsuccessfully exhorted his South Arabian people, the Ad, to worship the One God. programs suffering cutbacks, the council will see its
social service money cut by $60,000 next fiscal year.
The council gave the biggest chunk of money - $100,000 - to the Glendale Youth Alliance Inc. to run an employment program. The GYA GYA Greater Yellowstone Area GYA Gulf Yachting Association GYA Guyana Airways (ICAO code) has given jobs and training to more than 1,000 teens and young adults since its inception in 1993. The council gave $50,000 to the Armenian Relief Society The Armenian Relief Society, A.R.S or H.O.M (Armenian: Հ.Օ.Մ., Հայ Օգնութիան Միութիւն of Western U.S.A. Inc. to bolster This article is about the pillow called a bolster. For other meanings of the word "bolster", see bolster (disambiguation). A bolster (etymology: Middle English, derived from Old English, and before that the Germanic word bulgstraz its programs, including English courses for new immigrants. Formerly homeless resident Lea Halberson, 36, pleaded with the council to put money in Project Achieve, a 40-bed homeless shelter Homeless shelters are temporary residences for homeless people. Usually located in urban neighborhoods, they are similar to emergency shelters. The primary difference is that homeless shelters are usually open to anyone, without regard to the reason for need. . Halberson and her son now have a place of their own, and she is about to start paying all her rent. ``I would never have thought 14 months ago when I walked in that door (at the shelter) I would be where I am now,'' she said. Project Achieve, which receives other funding from the city, got $30,000 Tuesday. Other recipients included New Horizons Family Center's after-school program ($45,000); the city-run graffiti graffiti Form of visual communication, usually illegal, involving the unauthorized marking of public space by an individual or group. Technically the term applies to designs scratched through a layer of paint or plaster, but its meaning has been extended to other markings. removal program ($35,000); and a homeless program run by Catholic Charities ($30,000). There were more than 20 recipients in all, including several city departments that run social service programs. City Councilman Frank Quintero abstained from the vote, citing opposition to a committee's recommendations for splitting the money, and the other council members all voted for the funding break-down. Alex Dobuzinskis, (818) 546-3304 alex.dobuzinskis(at)dailynews.com |
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