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Assess how the jurisdiction's use of funds, particularly CDBG, addresses the priorities and specific objectives identified in the plan, giving special attention to the highest priority activities identified. Obiective: Provide Decent Housing Priority: Preserve existing affordable rental and ownership housing for low- and households. Housing Rehabilitation Program In FY 2015-2016, the City continued to contract with Neighborhood Solutions to administer the City's Housing Rehabilitation Program which is designed to make homes safe and healthy for homeowners. A total of 9 housing rehabilitation grants (7 minor home repair and 2 mobile home 'repair) were provided. Of these 9 grants, 5 were for extremely low-income (3Q AMI) homeowners, 3 were forvery low-income (50% AMI) homeowners, and 1 was for a low-income (60% AMI) homeowner. A total of 5 of the grants were for seniors. The housing rehabilitation program provided a wide range of improvements to the 9 income -eligible homeowners including porch replacement, sewer replacement, water heater replacement, new countertop, new flooring, back yard clean-up and new topsoil, roof replacement, exterior paint, new hot water heater, new gas range and range hood, electrical repair, plumbing repair of leak, ADA toilets and grab bars, mobile home leveling and new mobile home skirting. Obiective: Create Suitable Living Environment Priority: Reduce housing Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity Housing (ECHO Housing) The City continued to contract with ECHO Housing, a regional non-profit fair housing agency, to provide fair housing services. ECHO Housing received 15 fair housing inquiries involving 24 clients, in which ECHO Housing provided information, counseling, and/or investigation in fair housing inquiries or allegations of housing discrimination. ECHO Housing also educated peopfie about fair housing laws, rights, and responsibilities by conducting one Fair Housing workshop for the East Bay Rental Housing Association (EBRHA), 2 training sessions for 27 individuals, and 6 presentations to 79 members of the public. The City allocates CDBG,general administration funds, not public services funds, to ECHO Housing for its fair housing services. Priority: Support public services. Child Abuse Listening, Interviewing, and Coordination Center (CALICO) CALICO'S San Leandro Child Abuse Intervention Project provides family support services to improve mental health outcomes for San Leandro toddlers, children, adolescents, and adults living with developmental disabilities who Have suffered physical or sexual abuse or neglect, and for the caregivers of those victims. During FY 2015-2016, CALICO served 44 San Leandro families comprised of 88 total persons (44 unduplicated caregivers and 44 unduplicated victims). City of San Leandro FY 2014-2015 CAPER OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 07/31/2015) 4