Attachment 1
Social Service Agency Funding Information
On November 8, 2024, a notice of funding availability was published to announce that the City is accepting applications for CDBG funding for social service programs. The CDBG funding application was made available on Planetbids, posted on the City’s website and published in The Norwalk Patriot. 51 organizations were notified directly. Applications were due December 13, 2024.
Currently, programs funded under the social services funding cap include:
•Emergency Assistance Program – Social Services Department •Norwalk La Mirada Adult School Scholarship - Job Training Program •Three (3) organizations (Jovenes, Community Legal Aid and Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse)
The table below shows the past 3 fiscal year performance of the social services agencies that have received CDBG funding. Unexpended funds are reallocated in the subsequent fiscal year as carryover funds to any other eligible CDBG project that is not subject to a cap.
FY 2022/23 FY 2023/24 FY 2024/25
Allocated Allocated AllocatedAgency Total #
Assisted Expended
Total #
Assisted Expended
YTD #
Assisted Expended*
$75,000 $75,000 $75,000Emergency Assistance
Program - Social
Services Department
27 $61,358
37 $69,920
9 $31,105
$18,000 $30,000 $18,827
Community Legal Aid 80
$17,009
57 $9,320
32 $2,393
$15,750 $18,276 $17,579Los Angeles Centers for
Alcohol and Drug Abuse
(L.A. CADA)
570
$15,750
730
$18,276
490
$8,790
$18,000Su Casa – Ending
Domestic Violence 2
$17,258
0 0 0 0
$18,000Helpline Youth
Counseling 28
$18,000
0 0 0 0
$12,388
The Whole Child 67
$12,388
0 0 0 0
$18,276 $17,579
Jovenes, Inc. 0 $0 17
$18,164
11 $14,903
$18,000 $18,000 $17,579Norwalk La Mirada
Adult School – Job
Training Program
9 $10,223
9 $18,000
5 $6,246
*FY2024/25 Expenditures are through December 31, 2024
The City received nine (9) applications for funding. The Social Services Commissioners and Social Services Director reviewed the applications and discussed which services would benefit the City’s goals Attachment 1
of addressing the needs of the community provided by the Social Service Department. The services would fill existing gaps in the community and increase resources available to residents and city staff.
The following is a table of CDBG Social Services funding application information for FY 2025/26:
Agency Provided Funding
Information
Application
Received
Proposed
Norwalk
residents to
be assisted
Agency
Funding
Requested
Commission/Director
Recommended
Funding
Emergency Services Program –
Social Services Department Yes 25 $75,000 $75,000
Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol
and Drug Abuse (L.A. CADA) Yes 250 $20,000 $20,000
Su Casa – Ending Domestic
Violence Yes 75 $15,000 $0
Women’s & Children’s Crisis
Center Yes 20 $29,373 $0
Community Family Guidance
Center Yes 150 $25,000 $20,000
Community Legal Aid SoCal Yes 71 $20,000 $20,000
YMCA Yes 100 $15,000 $0
Upwards Care Yes 8 $48,000 $0*
Fentanyl Solutions Yes 1,255 $49,550 $0
Jovenes, Inc No 0 $0 $0
Norwalk La Mirada Adult School
– Job Training Program No 0 $0 $0
Total 1,954 $296,923 $135,000
*$10,000 to be allocated to Upwards Care as a micro-enterprise business under Economic Development.
The table below represents the Social Services Commissioners and Social Services Director - recommended agencies and proposed funding information. The total amount is estimated as HUD has not provided the FY2025/26 CDBG grant allocation for the City.
Social Service Agency/Project* Recommended
Funding
Community Family Guidance Center
provides mental health services for low to moderate income families and youth in Norwalk $20,000 Community Legal Aid
Provide legal counseling and assistance to low to moderate income Norwalk residents $20,000 Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse (LA-CADA) Substance Abuse Disorder Treatment – Increase outreach in Norwalk concerning substance abuse services, coordinate with homeless service providers, accept direct referrals from City, and provide residential treatment and transitional housing with outpatient services. $20,000
Subtotal $60,000
Emergency Assistance Program- Social Services Center
Provide rental and utility assistance (up to 3 months maximum) and motel/hotel vouchers for those at risk of homelessness and homeless. $75,000
GRAND TOTAL $135,000
*All social service programs/activities fall under 15% cap