community development block grant

There is much debate about President Donald Trump's proposed budget and the elimination of the Community Development Block Grant, which funds housing assistance and social programs such as Meals on Wheels. On a national scale, the federal budget only funds about three percent of the Meals on Wheels program in total...

It's Community Development Block Grant Week around the nation, and New Bedford is joining in on the 40th anniversary of the start of the program. Mayor Jon Mitchell, Congressman William Keating, and other officials and community representatives marked the special occassion with a speaking program Thursday...