The Board of Supervisors approved a $88.3 million CFCI Spending Plan——with Year 3 allocations to further advance Los Angeles County’s “Care First, Jails Last” vision. This third annual investment adds to the first and second year’s CFCI investment of $287.7 million funding, with the total CFCI investment now at $376 million.
The approved spending plan, developed with an equity lens, funds all 45 programs recommended by the Care First Community Investment Advisory Committee. This 23-member committee held marathon public meetings and engaged the community via listening sessions, a community survey and the engagement of trusted community-based organizations.
The result is a plan that focuses on chronically under-resourced communities, and will address negative outcomes caused by racially-driven criminal justice inequities and long-term community economic disinvestment.
Highlights of the funding plan include:
- Over $58 million will be administered by a Third-Party Administrator with the majority of funds passing through to community-based organizations.
- Over $32 million will be dedicated to programs prioritizing youth development.
- Over $18 million will support rental assistance and housing for our most vulnerable populations.
- Over $13 million will provide access to funding for small, minority-owned businesses.
- Over $9 million will fund job training and employment.
- Over $7 million will go towards restorative justice.
- Over $5 million will support community-based health services.
- Over $1 million will fund programs for non-carceral diversion or to support residents returning to the community after incarceration.
View the full details of the Year 3 programs & spending plan here.