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File Number: 22-535 Objective: Create a Suitable Living Environment Priority/Action: Affordable Housing Needs/Reduce housing discrimination. Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity Housing (ECHO Housing; Grant Amount: $10,000): In FY 2021-2022, the City contracted with ECHO Housing, a regional non-profit fair housing agency, to provide fair housing services in an effort to reduce housing discrimination. ECHO Housing received 28 fair housing complaints. ECHO Housing provided information, counseling, and/or investigation into fair housing inquiries and allegations of housing discrimination. ECHO Housing also provided education on fair housing laws, rights, and responsibilities through workshops, trainings, and presentations. The City allocates CDBG general administration funds for ECHO Housing's fair housing services that help the City affirmatively further fair housing. Child Abuse Listening, Interviewing, and Coordination Center (CALICO; Grant Amount: $23,344): 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 2021-2022, CALICO served 45 San Leandro clients comprised of 22 children and 23 adult caregivers of those children, exceeding their annual goal of 33 San Leandro clients by 136%. Davis Street Family Resource Center (Grant Amount: $35,000): 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 2021-2022, Davis Street provided support to 6,148 total unduplicated persons, all of which were San Leandro residents. Davis Street provided grocery bags to clients with the food equivalent of 54,888 meals. SOS/Meals on Wheels (Grant Amount: $35,000): 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 2021-2022, a total of 385 homebound seniors were served by this program. Spectrum Community Services (Grant Amount: $24,909): Spectrum works to support San Leandro Senior Citizens to stay healthy and independent by serving hot, nutritious meals in a supportive setting, five days a week. In FY 2021-2022, 181 low-income San Leandro senior citizens received hot, nutritious meals. City Funded Housing Services/Programs The City also appropriated General Funds to the following programs in FY 2021-2022. These Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 9/14/2022