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 The County of Los Angeles and its partners are making a difference in the lives of people like Verna who has gone from homeless to housed.
You can watch more stories like this on Channel 92 or 94 on most cable systems, or anytime here. Catch up on LA County Close-Up?here.
In Case You Missed It
Creative Recovery LA: Applications Now Open
 Creative Recovery LA is a new grant initiative to address pandemic impacts on the arts and the creative economy, one of the most economically significant and hardest-hit sectors, while leveraging the unique capacity of arts and culture to catalyze our region?s economic recovery, civic connectivity, and community wellbeing. Through this initiative the Department of Arts and Culture will award over $26 million in American Rescue Plan funds to deliver financial relief and recovery to the LA County nonprofit arts and culture sector.
Creative Recovery LA includes five grant opportunities:
- Arts Relief and Recovery Grant
- Creative Works and Jobs for Artists Grant
- Reopening Culture, Tourism, and Marketing Grant
- Creative Career Pathways for Youth Grant
- Arts for Justice-Involved Youth Grant
Applications now open. For more information on eligibility click here.?For Creative Recovery application guidelines, workshops, and the online application portal, visit Community Partners' webpage.
From Storms to Sustainability
 The rains may be over, but sustainability is not. LA County has collected more than 20B gallons of stormwater since October ? enough to serve over 500,000 residents per year. Read more about Measure W and other plans to make our region more water secure here.
At Your Service
Park and Connect: Free Outdoor Wi-Fi
 LA County Public Library are now offering Free Wi-Fi in our parking lots at participating libraries. Visit one of the participating library locations and use your device to get connected for email, school, work, and more!
Getting connected is simple.
- Park in a library parking spot
- Bring a Wi-Fi enabled device
- Connect to? CountyLibraryWiFi
- Read and accept the?Wi-Fi Policy
- Close and reopen your browser
Grant Opportunity: Childcare Providers Recovery
 Are you a childcare provider located in Los Angeles County recovering from the pandemic? Grants starting at $15,000 are available to assist. Visit our lacountycprgrant.submittable.com to see how you can qualify.
Out and About
Volunteer for LAHSA Homeless Count
Los Angeles County Homeless Services Authority thanks you for your ongoing support in the fight against homelessness. With your partnership, they have brought thousands of unhoused neighbors indoors, an effort that will intensify with the Board of Supervisors? recent declaration of a state of emergency.
There?s another way to help, and that is by joining fellow concerned and committed residents in volunteering for the 2023 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count on January 24-26. This point-in-time census is essential to learning where people experiencing homelessness are located, trends among various populations, and other information that will enable us to deliver services where they are needed most.
Sign up to volunteer at www.theycountwillyou.org and use this social media toolkit to help us spread the word.
Photo Finish
Photo: Los Angeles County / Mayra Vasquez
The Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve
Click here?to access more photos of LA County in action.
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