Nonprofit Organizations Federal Aid

A local nonprofit agency that provides housing and other services for the poor has been awarded $500,000 for programs to deter violence and drug-related crime, officials announced. The Community Partnership Development Corp. received two "Safe Neighborhood Grants" from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The money, to be distributed over an 18-month period, will be used primarily to bolster police patrols near two CPDC housing projects in central Los Angeles.

A nonprofit Latino organization was indicted in Los Angeles Thursday by a federal grand jury on six counts of defrauding the government. The grand jury alleges that Hermandad Mexicana National Legal Center failed to account for millions of dollars in U.S. Department of Education funds and about $140,000 of Federal Emergency Management Agency funds, authorities said. The Legal Center is part of Hermandad, one of the oldest Latino immigrant rights groups in the nation.

The Cambodian Family, a nonprofit organization based in Santa Ana that provides employment services to political refugees living in central and south Orange County, is doing its part to help move welfare recipients into the work force. It recently got a $1.22-million federal grant to help welfare-dependent Cambodians find jobs and become self-sufficient. The group is expected to use the money to help place 125 people in nonsubsidized employment, mostly in manufacturing.

Women's Transitional Living Center, a Fullerton nonprofit organization that helps battered women, received nearly $1 million in federal funds over Christmas, housing officials said Tuesday. The center, which provides emergency shelter, referrals and walk-in services, is one of 12 organizations in Orange County awarded federal grants for the homeless. Charles V.

The lights are on at Hermandad Mexicana Nacional's sparkling new Los Angeles health clinic, but so far, the 20 examination rooms stand empty. In fact, the prominent immigrant rights group is $4.2 million in debt on the project, and is still negotiating a contract for doctors, nurses and medical services so it can open its doors.

An independent audit of Hermandad Mexicana Nacional has found that the nonprofit social services organization misspent or cannot account for more than $500,000 in federal grants and taxes. The audit also revealed that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has demanded the return of a $404,248 grant if Hermandad cannot demonstrate that the money was spent for the intended purposes.

Nearly $600,000 in federal and state grants will go to four nonprofit community groups that will provide family preservation services such as language instruction, counseling and parenting-training courses under a distribution approved Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors. County officials said the groups will help fill the void left earlier this year when the board made significant cuts in the social services budget after last year's county bankruptcy filing.

Several nonprofit organizations serving Central Los Angeles have received earthquake-relief grants from the California Community Foundation. Forty-six organizations in the Greater Los Angeles area will eventually share about $579,000 in grants, the first round of grants from a pool of $1.3 million set aside for earthquake relief by the foundation. The grants will be used for repairs, equipment replacement, relocation expenses and support for services affected by the quake.

Three Los Angeles nonprofit organizations working together have won a $1.1-million grant to provide housing and services to low-income people with AIDS, the Clinton administration announced Friday. The West Hollywood Community Housing Corp., in conjunction with the Trinity Learning Center of Project New Hope and the Hollywood Community Housing Corp.

Two Valley nonprofit organizations will receive more than $7 million to construct and redesign subsidized housing for seniors and disabled people, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Thursday. United Cerebral Palsy of Van Nuys, which operates 25 homes in Los Angeles County for people with developmental disabilities, will receive about $900,000 from HUD to redesign homes in Northridge and Van Nuys that can accommodate up to six residents each.

The Cambodian Family, a nonprofit organization based in Santa Ana that provides employment services to political refugees living in central and south Orange County, is doing its part to help move welfare recipients into the work force. It recently got a $1.22-million federal grant to help welfare-dependent Cambodians find jobs and become self-sufficient. The group is expected to use the money to help place 125 people in nonsubsidized employment, mostly in manufacturing.

A local nonprofit agency that provides housing and other services for the poor has been awarded $500,000 for programs to deter violence and drug-related crime, officials announced. The Community Partnership Development Corp. received two "Safe Neighborhood Grants" from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The money, to be distributed over an 18-month period, will be used primarily to bolster police patrols near two CPDC housing projects in central Los Angeles.

Two Valley nonprofit organizations will receive more than $7 million to construct and redesign subsidized housing for seniors and disabled people, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Thursday. United Cerebral Palsy of Van Nuys, which operates 25 homes in Los Angeles County for people with developmental disabilities, will receive about $900,000 from HUD to redesign homes in Northridge and Van Nuys that can accommodate up to six residents each.

An independent audit of Hermandad Mexicana Nacional has found that the nonprofit social services organization misspent or cannot account for more than $500,000 in federal grants and taxes. The audit also revealed that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has demanded the return of a $404,248 grant if Hermandad cannot demonstrate that the money was spent for the intended purposes.

The lights are on at Hermandad Mexicana Nacional's sparkling new Los Angeles health clinic, but so far, the 20 examination rooms stand empty. In fact, the prominent immigrant rights group is $4.2 million in debt on the project, and is still negotiating a contract for doctors, nurses and medical services so it can open its doors.

The lights are on at Hermandad Mexicana Nacional's sparkling new health clinic, but so far, the 20 examination rooms are empty. In fact, the prominent immigrant rights group is $4.2 million in debt on the project and is still negotiating a contract for doctors, nurses and medical services so it can open its doors.

Women's Transitional Living Center, a Fullerton nonprofit organization that helps battered women, received nearly $1 million in federal funds over Christmas, housing officials said Tuesday. The center, which provides emergency shelter, referrals and walk-in services, is one of 12 organizations in Orange County awarded federal grants for the homeless. Charles V.

Three Los Angeles nonprofit organizations working together have won a $1.1-million grant to provide housing and services to low-income people with AIDS, the Clinton administration announced Friday. The West Hollywood Community Housing Corp., in conjunction with the Trinity Learning Center of Project New Hope and the Hollywood Community Housing Corp.