Sen. Lena Gonzalez Announces $23 Million in Funds to Support the Long Beach and Southeast LA Region

LONG BEACH — Sen. Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) July 18 announced $23 Million in funds dedicated to projects throughout the Long Beach and Southeast Los Angeles region to help address some of the most pressing needs in the community and advance social, educational and economic opportunities through the arts. The projects receiving funding will provide a wide array of benefits to community members including recreational activities for seniors, historic preservation, arts programming for local artists and youth, supportive services for those experiencing homelessness or at risk of being homeless and much more.

Sen. Gonzalez said the funds build on the progress made through responsible budgeting to advance a better quality of life for all Californians and ensure that the services and resources needed most are provided in the Long Beach and Southeast Los Angeles region.

The projects receiving funding are as follows:

$500,000 Cultivating arts programs in Long Beach and the Southeast Los Angeles area.

$750,000 Bolstering the Long Beach Reentry Services program to provide supportive services to formerly incarcerated community members and their families to ease their transition and help them live fulfilling lives.

$1.25 Million Strengthening capacity in the City of Long Beach to provide services for community members at risk of or already experiencing homelessness.

$2 Million Renovating the Weingart Senior Center in the City of Lakewood.

$2 Million Completing the West Santa Ana branch bikeway project trail in Paramount.

$3 Million Establishing the Southeast Los Angeles cultural center development advisory panel to gather and provide community-driven guidance on the development of the center.

$3.5 Million Maintaining and renewing Rancho Los Cerritos and Rancho Los Alamitos facilities in Long Beach.

$10 Million Investing in the Museum of Latin American Art which provides educational, cultural, and career growth opportunities within modern and contemporary Latin American and Latino art.