OFFICE OF THE MAYOR

550 MAIN STREET

HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT

EDDIE A. PEREZ
Mayor                                                                     
Telephone: (860) 543-8500
Fax:                (860) 722-6606

For Immediate Release:                   April 13, 200 4
Contact:   Billie C. Scruse, Press Secretary

MAYOR EDDIE PEREZ CELEBRATES

 NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK

 HARTFORD, CT – Tomorrow, April 14 Mayor Eddie A. Perez will celebrate National Community Development Week (April 12-18) in Hartford City Hall.

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program was established by the U.S Congress in 1974 to provide resources to cities and towns nationwide struggling with problems of poverty and deteriorating neighborhoods.

The national goal of the CDBG program is to develop and maintain viable urban communities by providing decent housing, suitable living environments and economic opportunities principally for persons of low and moderate income.

The City of Hartford has received over $165 million in CDBG funds since the program’s inception that have been used for a wide range of neighborhood improvement  projects which include housing rehabilitation and construction, street and sidewalk reconstruction and accessibility improvements, as well as economic development and social services.

The Opening Ceremony begins at:

11:30 a.m.

City Hall Function Room, 2^nd Floor

A one-mile walk has also been planned immediately following the ceremony to support the End of Homelessness to:

Open Hearth Pantry

437 Sheldon Street