14th and Chestnut Community Center at Risk of Closure

14th and Chestnut Community Center at risk of closure

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— The 14th and Chestnut Community Center is facing closure due to recent federal funding cuts. According to the news release, the community center was notified this week that its federal 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) grant would be halted due to a federal funding freeze, like many organizations. The grant secured $372,000 a year for four years, which was being used to pay staff salaries, utility…

Federal cuts knock out funds to rehab Bobo Brazil Community Center

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the Biden administration, appropriated $20 million in grant funds to Benton Harbor to clean up Ox Creek and rehab the Bobo Brazil Community Center.

Benton Harbor leaders calling for reinstatement of terminated $20 million grant

City leaders in Benton Harbor say the fight for a terminated $20 million federal grant supporting clean energy and sustainability programs isn’t over. The city hosted a press conference Tuesday with state Representative Joey Andrews, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Director Phillip Roos, the Southwest Michigan Planning Commission, and Elected Officials to Protect America to call attention to what termination of the EP…

Benton Harbor leaders, allies fighting to get EPA grant reinstated

City leaders in Benton Harbor say the fight for a terminated $20 million federal grant supporting clean energy and sustainability programs isn’t over. The city hosted a press conference Tuesday with state Representative Joey Andrews, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Director Phillip Roos, the Southwest Michigan Planning Commission, and Elected Officials to Protect America to call attention to what termination of the EP…

Benton Harbor leaders, fighting to get EPA grant reinstated

City leaders in Benton Harbor say the fight for a terminated $20 million federal grant supporting clean energy and sustainability programs isn’t over. The city hosted a press conference Tuesday with state Representative Joey Andrews, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Director Phillip Roos, the Southwest Michigan Planning Commission, and Elected Officials to Protect America to call attention to what termination of the EP…