LBCC District Trustee Sunny Zia Appointed to Los Angeles County Community Action Board

Long Beach Community College District or LBCCD Trustee Sunny Zia Aug. 30, announced she was elected to serve on the Los Angeles County’s Community Action Board representing Supervisorial District 4 on August 19. 

The 15-member Community Action Board or CAB represents the public, low-income and private sectors of the community, administers the Community Services Block Grant or CSBG and according to their vision statement: “empower[s] the poor to become self-sufficient, ease[s] existing poverty’s challenges, and address[es] poverty’s primary causes through community action and support.”

Ms. Zia, who has prioritized the needs of lower-income and homeless students at LBCC as a Trustee had this to say about her appointment:

“We have a poverty and homelessness emergency in Long Beach and LA County, with recent estimates showing 10.9% unemployment in LA County and an unacceptable 13.4% poverty rate. As a Commissioner, I will continue the work I have done at LBCCD to fight for basic services, food relief, protection from violence, access to legal services, assistance for seniors and at-risk youth, and employment services for those in need. I’m honored to have received this appointment, but more importantly, I’m ready to join my colleagues and get to work.”

During 2020, $6.2 million in CSBG funds provided services through 40 community-based organizations in LA County to combat poverty. Ms. Zia was recommended by the residents of the 4th Supervisorial District and confirmed by the board to represent the Low-Income Sector of the District for a 4-year term.

Sunny Zia is a member of the Long Beach Community College District Board and represents Trustee Area 3. She is serving her second term and was first elected by the voters in 2014.