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Agency/Project Description Recomm Request Comments Legal Assistance for Seniors-Provision of free legal advice and $13,000 87% Important nicte service for Pleasanton representation and community education presentations in the areas of seniors;integral to Senior Center elder abuse,guardianship of minor children,health law,public programs;fund partially due to overall benefits,and legal services for immigrants to Pleasanton seniors. funding limitations Neighborhood Solutions-Housing Rehabilitation Program;Provision of $49,792 75% Important program for seniors and low- low-interest loans and small grants to low-income homeowners to income households;partially funded make necessary health and safety improvements. with$100,000 in HOME funds Open Heart Kitchen-Provision of free hot meals to low and very low $21,200 85% Promotes enhanced services for low- income Pleasanton seniors through OHK's Ridge View Commons site. income senior housing;fund partially due to overall funding limitations Open Heart Kitchen-Provision of free hot meals to low and very low $8,000 80% Consistent with HSC priority on basic income persons through OHK's Trinity Lutheran Church site. human needs fund partially due to overall funding limitations Spectrum Community Services-Provision of congregate meal $19,000 90% Important service for seniors;basic program to Pleasanton seniors through the senior lunch program human need; lund partially due to offered at the Pleasanton Senior Center. overall funding limitations Spectrum Community Services-Provision of home-delivered meals to $5,000 93% Critical and unique service for home homebound Pleasanton seniors on three routes through the Meals on bound Pleasanton seniors;basic Wheels program. human need Tri-City Health Center-Provision of advocacy services promoting $5,000 100% Unique service to Tri-Valley area;fund access to health and social services for persons living with AIDS in partially due to overall funding Pleasanton,including medical care,assistance with food,utilities, limitations housing,transportation,mental health and/or treatment. Tri-Valley Haven-Assistance and counseling with completion and $12,000 60% Fund partially due to overall funding filing of Temporary Restraining Orders,visitation and custody limitations based on agency's identified arrangements,and court accompaniment. funding priorit es for four projects Tri-Valley Haven-Operation of Shiloh emergency shelter and $18,000 90% Fund partially due to overall funding domestic violence services to women and children survivors of family limitations based on agency's identified violence,including crisis line assistance and referral services. funding priorit es for four projects Tri-Valley Haven-Operation of Sojourner House homeless shelter $22,000 110% Additional funding recommended by providing shelter,homeless services(including counseling,case HSC based on agency's identified management,life skills classes,outreach and referrals). funding priorit es for four projects Td-Valley Haven-Tri-Valley Haven Food Pantry;provision of food to $8,000 40% Fund partially due to overall funding low income,homeless,and at risk persons through mobile and fixed limitations based on agency's identified distribution sites and referral to other community services. funding priorit es for four projects Tri-Valley YMCA—Case management services for children and $19,000 40% New service;!'und partially due to families in day camps and childcare programs to address behavioral, overall funding limitations emotional,and social issues. VallevCare Health System—Purchase of blast chiller for meals on $-0- 0% The HSC Celt chat the applicant should wheels program serving to low income individuals and households in seek funding Irom alternate sources the community. (e.g.,private foundations). TOTAL:(') $365,400 72% (*) The above projects are proposed to be funded with CDBG and City General Funds. Total funding available from these two sources is$365,400($205,400 CDBG+$160,000 GF)as shown earlier in the table on page 2. Applications Recommended for LIHF Funding In past years, the City has utilized its Lower Income Housing Fund (LIHF) to supplement the CDBG (now HHSG) program to enable funding of several important housing-related services that would otherwise be difficult to fund using the limited CDBG "public services" dollars. As in prior years, these programs were reviewed primarily by the Housing Commission and its recommendations are listed below. Page 5 of 20