On April 21, District 9 City Councilman Curren Price redirected over $5.5 Million to organizations in South Central. In a special reception, the recipients of the first ever CD 9 Community Grant Program, which were 100 South Central organizations received $5.5 million in grants.
The grantees are composed of a wide range of entities including non-profits, churches, neighborhood councils, schools, health care organizations and more.
In 2020, Council member Curren Price led the charge to reimagine $150 million from the police department and invest more resources into Black and Brown communities. District 9 received more than $21 million based on a needs assessment paving the way for local community based organizations to benefit from the $5.5 million in grants.
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Tina Sampay, known as Slauson Girl, is a journalist, author and media founder from South Central Los Angeles. Her Bachelor of Arts in Critical Race and Gender Studies informs how she examines race, gender and power in her journalism. She founded Slauson Girl Media Group, a Black woman-owned news and media organization. Her reporting, podcast conversations and video interviews center local news, community voices, culture and the issues shaping Los Angeles.