County includes Help Center in funding list

The Idyllwild Help Center has been included in Riverside County’s
Department of Housing and Workforce Solutions (HWS) proposed recipients for funding in fiscal year 2024-25. The county is considering providing $20,000 to the Help Center.

Juan Garcia, deputy director at HWS, presented a 47-page list of
projects to the supervisors, who held a public hearing April 2 on the
proposed uses of Community Planning and Development funding in the
One-Year Action Plan.

HWS expects to receive more than $10.7 million to be used for multiple
types of projects, including home construction, public service, public
facility improvements, rehabilitation, economic development, code
enforcement and emergencies. More than 80 applications requesting
funding for programs addressing these purposes were submitted this year.

The HWS report described the Help Center services and stated that this
funding would go toward staff salaries and other program-related costs
in order to provide continuing assistance to Hill communities.

In its memorandum to the board, HWS stated that it expects to bring the
final One-Year Action Plan back to the board for approval at its July 9
meeting. The 2024-25 Action Plan will then be forwarded to the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development for review and approval on
or about July 30.