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File Number: 21-522 Davis Street Family Resource Center (Grant Amount: $89,481): Davis Street’s Family Support Services Program provides “Basic Needs” services, including emergency food and clothing and other family support services such as medical/dental services, employment counseling, and housing assistance to low-income and working poor individuals and families. For FY 2020-2021, Davis Street provided support to 8,799 total unduplicated persons, all of which were San Leandro residents. Davis Street provided grocery bags to clients with the food equivalent of 153,060 meals. The high level of service provided by Davis Street was a result of the increase in the FY 2020-2021 CDBG funding to address COVID-19. Impacts. Family Violence Law Center (Grant Amount: $25,000): In FY 2020-2021, Family Violence Law Center (FVLC) was one of four additional public service grantees allocated funds under the expanded allowance provided by the CARES Act (March 2020). FVLC provided direct legal assistance to San Leandro families experiencing domestic violence. These services protected survivors from the loss of housing, return of the batterer, and family disintegration. In addition, FVLC provided their DV survivors assistance obtaining court orders and assistance finding stable housing in cases where it was needed. These services enable survivors to permanently leave abusive relationships without becoming homeless. FVLC also provided in-kind crisis counseling, safety planning, assistance with Victims of Crime applications and/or service referrals. FVLC met and exceeded their goal of providing an assortment of above-noted services to 40 DV survivors in the FY 20-21. La Clinica de la Raza (Grant Amount: $100,000): In FY 2020-2021, La Clinica de la Raza was one of four additional public service grantees allocated funds under the expanded allowance provided by the CARES Act (March 2020). La Clinica de la Raza worked with AHS (mentioned earlier in this report) to establish a telephone call-in mental health “warmline.” Both organizations worked to establish operating protocols, telecommunications infrastructure and community resources and referrals (e.g.: referrals for health needs, substance abuse, transportation, behavioral health, food distribution centers, public interest legal assistance, etc.) in response to COVID-19. La Clinica de la Raza, along with AHS, developed policies, protocols, and workflows/scripts for staff answering warmline calls. After ramping-up staff training and instituting protocols for answering calls, the warmline was launched on November 30, 2020 with hours of operation Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Prior to the launch of the warmline, La Clinica, along with AHS, finalized a marketing plan and Social Media outreach. Staff developed culturally appropriate marketing materials in Spanish. After the launch and throughout the third quarter, call volume continued to be low. Staff of La Clinica de la Raza and AHS continued monthly meetings to discuss opportunities for additional outreach. After a full program evaluation, the warmline was closed due to low call volume. SOS/Meals on Wheels (Grant Amount: $60,040): SOS/Meals on Wheels Program serves seniors (persons 60 years of age or older) unable to buy or prepare food for themselves. This meal delivery service provides warm, nutritious, and balanced meals that are one-third of a senior’s recommended daily dietary allowance. A secondary outcome of the service comes from food delivery staff reporting perceived illness or safety issues, which is a critical safety net for homebound seniors. In FY 2020-2021, a total of 1,098 homebound seniors were served by this program. SOS/MOW was able to provide enhanced services as a result of their increase in FY 2020-2021 CDBG funding to address COVID-19 impacts. Page 4 City of San Leandro Printed on 9/15/2021