Lakewood Family Collaborative

The following is an excerpt from an article for the next Observer issue.
What will happen to our Entitlement Community status if Lakewood’s population falls below 50,000? Should the final census report reveal that our population is below 50,000, Lakewood would be eligible for only one more year of full federal entitlement funding. The fund allocation would be decreased by 50% in year two and all funding would cease in year three. This change would affect Title I school funding as well as Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) used for a variety of City initiatives including park improvements, street reconstruction, commercial and vacant property revitalization, childcare scholarship assistance, services for older adults, and low interest loans. CDBG grants also support a number of important programs conducted by community organizations including the Beck Center, Lakewood Christian Service Center, Lakewood Alive, and North Coast Health Ministry.

We need to reach the transient, young adult and other hard to reach populations. Let me know how you or your organization can help our efforts.

Remember...Everyone Counts in Lakewood!

Dottie,

Just a suggestion. I think this post deserves even a wider audience and discussion and so might be a good for the LO Deck.


Kristine

That is a great suggestion. Wish I had more hands, someone suggested Facebook and another a blog. I do have a spot on the observer deck so I'll put something out there tomorrow.