{"id":23232,"date":"2020-04-02T18:07:09","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T01:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=23232"},"modified":"2020-04-02T18:07:09","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T01:07:09","slug":"county-partnerships-with-boys-girls-club-and-other-local-agencies-bring-meal-programs-to-public-housing-residents-during-covid-19-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=23232","title":{"rendered":"COUNTY PARTNERSHIPS WITH BOYS &#038; GIRLS CLUB AND OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES BRING MEAL PROGRAMS TO PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 align=\"center\"><strong>Youth and Seniors are Among the County\u2019s Most Vulnerable Public Housing Populations Being Served<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p align=\"left\">Lomita, CA, April 2, 2020, The Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) is proud to team up with the Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor (Boys &amp; Girls Club) and other public and private partners to provide onsite services to youth living at the County\u2019s Harbor Hills Public Housing community.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, many families with limited means, including the residents of the Harbor Hills Public Housing community, are left to navigate a financial uncertainty while still providing in-home care and nutrition for their children who are no longer accessing school meal programs.\u00a0 Further, senior residents who lack transportation, or are adhering to the County\u2019s Safer at Home guidelines, may not be able to go out and pick up groceries or meals. To respond to the needs of these families, the Boys &amp; Girls Club, whose 20<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0site opened at Harbor Hills in January 2020, quickly implemented a grab-and-go lunch program providing over 200 public housing youth, between the ages of five and 18, with nutritious lunches, Monday through Friday.\u00a0 This program supports one of the Boys &amp; Girls Club\u2019s focuses to develop healthy habits that emphasize good nutrition and regular physical activity.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u201cNow more than ever, the LACDA is deeply committed to our residents and their well-being,\u201d said LACDA\u2019s Acting Executive Director Emilio Salas.\u00a0 \u201cWhile several of our partners have provided ongoing support to the County\u2019s youth, families, and seniors, the COVID-19 events have emphasized the contributions these partnerships make in our residents\u2019 everyday lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">With nearly half of the agency\u2019s public housing residents being seniors, partnering with other agencies such as the County\u2019s Workforce Development, Aging and Community Service Department, provides necessary support through programs like daily food service delivery. The County is also thankful to partners such as the Office of Samoan Affairs; the YMCA; Women In Action Reaching Out, who began a weekly distribution of 150 food bags to residents of the Carmelitos Public Housing community in Long Beach; Panera Bread, who graciously donated pastries and bread for the residents of Marina Manor located in Marina Del Rey; and Shelter Partnership, who donated 150 bars of mini-soaps for distribution to public housing residents.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">For more information on the LACDA\u2019s programs, please call (626) 262-4510.\u00a0 All media may contact Elisa V\u00e1squez, Public Information Officer, at (626) 586-1762.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m_7408725366855035245govd_template_image CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/CZQQ2-yi6vGrs0_6ydJuMv_be2XLJ0drBBz6p1uyXorULa8kqJdNKsSVjDNklQjp22NiQtR1EXNDxSo_tXX-IixbBrxn5xbdAm5e6GQ3Vipqr8cdA9r4JJoM7rZtRD7x5VgGTbXoLjVl-2x7vL3-3o9PkcnpSrhrS-22=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/fancy_images\/CALACOUNTY\/2020\/04\/3266003\/lacda-5_original.jpg\" alt=\"LACDA\" width=\"555\" height=\"389\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Youth and Seniors are Among the&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ca-local","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23232"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23233,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23232\/revisions\/23233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}