District 3 Councilman Bruce Kraus has disbursed his district's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocation to more than 30 organizations throughout his district and parts of the city.

"We focused largely on food banks this year," the councilman said of the disbursements noting that each council district took "$15,000 off the top" for hunger efforts this year. In deciding how to disburse the funding, Mr. Kraus said they also factored in past need.

The CDBG funding is used by many other community organizations for operating expenses including supplies and programming.

Councilman Kraus noted that this year the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association requested their allocation instead be given to the Brashear Association for use in its food pantry.

This year's Council District 3 CDBG disbursements are:

Allentown Community Development Corp. $2,000

Arlington Civic Council $4,000

Beltzhoover Neighborhood CDC $2,000

Beltzhoover Neighborhood Council $2,000

Brashear Association, Inc. $6,000

Center for Victims of Violence and Crime $2,000

Dollar Energy Fund, Inc. $2,000

Elder-ado, Inc. $4,000

Goodwill of Southwestern PA $2,000

South Side Chamber of Commerce $2,000

Hilltop Community Children's Center $2,000

Mount Washington CDC $2,000

My Brother's Keeper $3,000

National Council of Jewish Women $2,000

Oakland Business Improvement District $2,000

Oakland Planning and Development Corp. $2,000

PA Affiliate of the SIDS Alliance $2,000

Pennsylvania Resource Council $2,000

Persad Center $2,000

Pittsburgh Action Against Rape $2,000

Pittsburgh Aids Task Force $2,000

Saint Clair Athletic Association $4,000

Shepherd Wellness $2,000

South Side Athletic Association $2,000

South Side Saber's Youth Football Assoc. $2,000

St. John Vianney Parish $2,000

St. Paul's Benevolent Education & Missionary Inst. $2,000

Strong Women Strong Girls $2,000

Tree of Hope $3,000

Veterans Leadership Program $2,000

Carnegie Library, South Side $1,500

Carnegie Library, Knoxville $1,500

This year's Council District 4 CDBG disbursements are:

Veterans Leadership Program $5,000

Brookline Christian Food Pantry $10,000

Brookline Meals on Wheels $10,000

Creedmor Court $4,500

Elder-ado, Inc. $13,000

Elizabeth Seton Center $15,000

Grandview Lions Club, Inc. $2,000

Marion Manor $3,000

Mount Washington CDC $5,000

Western PA Slovak Cultural Assoc. $2,500

Mount Washington Heights Athletic Assoc. $5,000