BALDWIN PARK — Baldwin Park Senior Veterans Home funding will continue after the City Council approved another $10,000 for a residence serving older veterans. The council voted 5-0 on Sept. 2 to extend its grant agreement with the Oath to Country Foundation, which operates the home through a city pilot program.
The council approved a fourth amendment to the grant agreement as part of the action. The amendment allows Baldwin Park to reappropriate $10,000 from its American Rescue Plan Act fund during the extended agreement period.
The money is not a new $50,000 allocation. It comes from $50,000 the city previously allocated for its Home Rehabilitation Pilot Program.
Under the council’s action, $10,000 from that existing allocation will support the continued operation of the senior veterans home. Any money left from the original allocation will be transferred to other city programs eligible for federal relief funding.
Baldwin Park Senior Veterans Home Agreement
The city established the partnership with Oath to Country Foundation through its Home Rehabilitation Pilot Program. The foundation operates the home under its agreement with Baldwin Park.
The latest action marks the fourth amendment to that agreement. It provides more funding and time for the foundation to continue operating the residence.
The council also authorized Mayor Daniel Damian to execute the amended grant agreement. The city’s chief executive officer and city attorney may approve nonsubstantive changes before the agreement is finalized.
The home is intended to provide housing for senior veterans. Such housing can give older veterans a stable place to live while connecting them with a residential community serving former military members.
The council action did not identify the residence’s location or disclose how many veterans currently live there. It also did not specify how long the latest extension will last.
Funding Details Remain Limited
The available council information does not state how much of the original $50,000 allocation has already been spent. It also does not identify which city programs will receive any money remaining after the $10,000 is reappropriated.
The council information does not specify how Oath to Country Foundation will spend the latest $10,000. It does not break the funding into categories such as operating expenses, property improvements or resident services.
Those details limit the information available about the program’s current scope and the specific use of the latest funding.
Still, the Sept. 2 vote authorizes the funding needed to continue the agreement with the foundation. All five council members supported the amendment.
The action keeps the senior veterans residence operating through Baldwin Park’s Home Rehabilitation Pilot Program while the amended agreement remains in place.
For Baldwin Park, the vote continues an existing effort to use federal relief money for local veterans housing rather than establishing a new program or funding commitment. The $10,000 extension allows Oath to Country Foundation to continue operating the home while the city redirects any remaining eligible relief funds to other programs.
