For the second year, the LAEP-facilitated Northeast Valley (NEV) Best Start Community has, through a participatory budget (PBP) process, worked with the community to identify needs and grant funds to projects that meet those needs.
This year’s PBP grant recipients are:
Each agency received a $70,000 grant, for a total of $210,000 invested in the Northeast San Fernando Valley community! We look forward to sharing more about their projects as they are implemented over the course of this year.
Last Year’s Grantees’ Work
Projects funded by 2021’s inaugural participatory budgeting project came to life over the course of the past year. These projects included:
- A community mural
- Multi-cultural storytimes
- College preparation workshops and scholarships
- Mental health workshops
- Community art events