Richmond, CA, May 1, 2024 – California’s Strategic Growth Council awarded a $10 million “CRC grant” to Richmond nonprofit, Pogo Park, to transform Harbour-8 Park, a two-block park on the Richmond Greenway, into Contra Costa County’s first Community Resilience Center (CRC).
Community Resilience Centers provide shelter and resources during climate and other emergencies, as well as year-round services and programming that strengthen community connections and build resilience.
As part of Governor Gavin Newsom’s $48 billion California Climate Commitment, the CRC grant aims to build climate resilience in California’s most underserved communities.
In a highly competitive statewide grant program, out of nearly 200 applicants, Pogo Park was only one of nine CRC implementation projects recommended for funding.
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