![]() The health-and-wellness site will occupy 18,000 square feet on the ground floor, featuring 15 exam rooms, a teaching kitchen, food pantry and meeting spaces. The Family Health and Wellness site in Cambodia Town, 1500 Anaheim St., is part of a broader partnership with BRIDGE Housing to offer health services and supportive housing in one place. The Children’s Clinic, meanwhile, is facing similar challenges. Still, she said, Centro CHA is hopeful the organization will be able to break ground on the facility within the next year. “The cost of construction right now is very high, and so we know we’re going to have to really leverage other funding to be able to complete this project,” she said, “but the $5 million is definitely a start.” The $5 million will go toward the full construction and development of the center, which Quintana said is currently “just a shell.” “So we’re just really, really thankful now for our partnership with the city and for the state of California making this investment into our community,” Quintana added, “understanding that there needs to be economic recovery with small businesses and workers.” We’ve been working with the County of Los Angeles and really trying to get investment for the property. “We’ve been, for over a year and a half, just trying to fundraise dollars for the center,” she said. The center will also provide job training, including opportunities to learn skills for the culinary, hospitality and technology industries, Centro CHA Executive Director Jessica Quintana said in a Wednesday phone interview. ![]() The Center for Inclusive Business and Workforce Development, slated for 1850 Atlantic Ave., will help community members improve their technology and literacy skills. Representatives of both Centro CHA and the Children’s Clinic said they were grateful for the funding - but they will both need significantly more to pay for the developments in full. The budget includes $5 million for the Center for Inclusive Business and Workforce Development, which Long Beach is creating in partnership with the nonprofit Centro CHA, and $1 million for the Children’s Clinic Family Health and Wellness site in Cambodia Town. Other local projects, though, are also set to get an influx of money from the state. “I am proud to see our state prioritize communities like Long Beach and make these important investments in our quality of life.” “Whether it’s playing baseball in a park, taking a stroll on a summer day, or exercising on a trail, I know how important recreational opportunities are for residents and families,” he said in a statement. But Assemblyman Patrick O’Donnell, D-Long Beach, said the money will enhance quality of life in the city. Representatives for the Riverpark Coalition did not respond to a request for comment on the new state funding for open space. The newly funded San Gabriel River walking trail and open space along the LA River, which the City Council voted to explore earlier this year, are part of that commitment. That project is moving forward, but local officials have promised to explore other ways to increase park space in Long Beach. Some residents have criticized the city for approving plans for a self-storage facility and RV parking lot on a property bordering the LA River activists, most notably from the Riverpark Coalition, have called on officials to use that space for a park instead. The funding comes on the heels of a larger debate over open space in Long Beach. $1.2 million to enhance the El Dorado Regional Park Youth Softball and Baseball Fields and $3.3 million for open space along the Los Angeles River $4.3 million for a walking trail along the San Gabriel River to the Pacific Ocean $8.5 million for rehabilitation of MacArthur Park ![]() Parks and outdoor recreation space were the big winners for Long Beach in this year’s state budget. Wednesday, but officials appear confident the local funding will get his seal of approval. Gavin Newsom had not signed the budget as of 5 p.m. The state Legislature approved a budget for fiscal year 2021-22 earlier this week that includes more than $20 million for parks, community centers, health clinics and more in Long Beach. A new fiscal year begins in California on Thursday, July 1, and it appears several projects in Long Beach will benefit from a fresh round of state funding.
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