The National Association of Counties (NACo) announced the recipients of its 2023 Achievement Awards, with Los Angeles County recognized with 96 awards for outstanding programs in support of residents and communities.<\/p>\n
Leading the way with\u00a0Best in Category<\/a>\u00a0recognition was the County\u2019s Anti-Racism, Diversity and Inclusion (ARDI) Initiative, which was honored for its equitable administration of the County\u2019s $1.9 billion American Rescue Plan allocation. These efforts focused on ensuring delivery of services and providing recovery support to benefit communities heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n Other NACo achievement awards recognized the County\u2019s work in caring for 10,000\u00a0unaccompanied immigrant children<\/a>\u00a0at an emergency intake site at the Fairplex in Pomona\u2014an effort that resulted in more than 8,000 children being reunited with families and loved ones in the United States.<\/p>\n Also recognized were programs to help County voters, including the\u00a0Plan Your Vote<\/a>\u00a0tool and a\u00a0Voting Safely At Home<\/a>\u00a0program for management of safe elections during the pandemic; programs to\u00a0lend tools<\/a>\u00a0and distribute\u00a0free diapers and menstrual products<\/a>\u00a0at County libraries; a\u00a0Safer at Home program<\/a>\u00a0to provide patients with concierge medicine and home-based care in lieu of hospital stays; and programs to\u00a0alleviate poverty<\/a>, capture and treat\u00a0stormwater<\/a>, and even bring\u00a0voice-activated devices<\/a>\u00a0into the homes of older adults to help them stay connected with friends and family.<\/p>\n