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increase the efficiency of bringing households in need of housing resources together with the resources that will help them find housing. Recently, the TVHOC has stepped up to provide important resources in response to the increased frequency of loan defaults and foreclosures. • In August and November 2010, the cities of Dublin, Livermore, and Pleasanton collaborated with Housing and Economic Rights Advocates (HERA) and the Tri- Valley Housing Opportunity Center (TVHOC) to hold two foreclosure assistance workshops for Tri- Valley homeowners. The events were held at the Dublin Library and were attended by approximately 50 households from throughout the region. Approximately half of the attendees were able to receive one -on -one counseling with a certified counselor during the course of the workshops while others were able to schedule follow -up appointments. The events were deemed a success and will likely be repeated throughout the corning year. HOME's Minority - Owned /Women -Owned Businesses The City's level of activity in working with minority- and women -owned business enterprises (MBE /WBE) is small in terms of the activities funded by federal grants that involve employment of contractors and other businesses. Because of the small size of annual CDBG and HOME grants, the City does not always have a high volume of construction activity. In addition to the MBE/WBE data on HOME - funded projects provided to Alameda County (and included in the data reported in the CAPER for the entire Consortium), the City provides data regularly to HUD's Labor office on MBE and WBE activity for projects funded through CDBG, although these statistics are again small. In all projects involving construction contracts, the City uses a contractor list that is developed and maintained jointly with the City of Livermore. The use of this list ensures consistency and a proper level of outreach to minority -owned and women -owned business enterprises in our area. Racial and Ethnic Status of Persons Assisted As with MBE and WBE information, data on the racial and ethnic status of persons assisted through HOME - funded activities is provided in the annual CAPER for the Alameda County HOME Consortium. In addition, the City provides detailed data on the racial and ethnic status of persons assisted through the City's CDBG program in its own section of the CAPER. These data are required by the City to be collected and maintained by suhrecipients as a condition of CDBG funding. The data typically are representative of the demographics of the Tri- Valley subregion in which Pleasanton is located. Funding One of the significant barriers to affordable housing in Pleasanton and the surrounding region is the high cost of developing and maintaining affordable housing. The City of Pleasanton will apply CDBG, HOME, and City Lower Income Housing Funds toward affordable housing projects and programs in FY 2011. The City has also monitored the availability of specialized grants for housing Action Plan - FY 2011 City of Pleasanton Page 31