CITY OF MODESTO PROJECT HOMEKEY YOUTH PROJECT IS AWARDED $3.9 MILLION
The City of Modesto in partnership with Center for Human Services was awarded $3.9 million dollars in State Project Homekey funds to convert a commercial space into 14 units of supportive housing for homeless youth and youth at-risk of homelessness. “We’re excited to be awarded State funding to assist some of our most vulnerable population – homeless youth, with permanent housing” says Jessica Hill, Community Development Manager.

To read full press release, visit: https://www.modestogov.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1291.

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COVID-19 UPDATES TESTING & VACCINES

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN SURVEY

The American Rescue Plan Act, signed into law in March of 2021, is one of the federal government’s responses to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

The plan has three main goals:

Mount a national vaccination program, contain COVID-19, and safely reopen schools.
Deliver immediate relief to American families bearing the brunt of this crisis.
Support communities that are struggling in the wake of COVID-19.

As part of the third goal of the American Rescue Plan Act, the plan provides critical support to state, local, territorial, and Tribal governments to ensure that they are in a position to keep front line public workers on the job and paid, while also effectively distributing the vaccine, scaling testing, and maintaining other vital services. The City of Modesto was granted $45.89 million in American Rescue Plan funds that are delivered in two installments.

To read full press release, visit: https://www.modestogov.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1290.

CITY OF MODESTO AWARDS $100,000 TO BAY VALLEY TECH EXPANDING DIGITAL SKILLS TRAINING

Bay Valley Tech’s fast-growing code academy is expanding its programs to include a new 16-week Digital Skills Bootcamp launching April 25. The bootcamp will offer tuition-free training for 30 underserved Modesto residents. The City of Modesto awarded $100,000 of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to Bay Valley Foundation to develop and deliver the 16-week program. These CDBG Funds were made possible by the CARES Act in accordance with its post-pandemic COVID-19 recovery strategy for training and technical assistance to further economic growth for low-income individuals.

To read full press release, visit: https://www.modestogov.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1288.