FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : SANTA ANA

The City Council recently allocated $11,831 for membership in the National League of Cities, a program that helps train council members on legislative and policy matters. The council also allocated $361,970 of Federal Empowerment Zone funds to several city recreation programs. The funds were approved for the following programs: The Boys and Girls Club of Santa Ana, $100,000; the YMCA of Orange County, $225,470; the Campfire Boys and Girls, $14,275; and the Delhi Center, a nonprofit community center in the Delhi neighborhood, one of the oldest barrios in the city, $22,225.