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Commissioner Rubino Brumm asked about other available sources that could provide meals to those on the waitlist. Commissioner Gohill was advised that clients of Spectrum receive one -meal per day. CALICO Center — Pleasanton Child Abuse Intervention Program — thanked the Commission for support of their program. Advised that 24 interviews were conducted with Pleasanton residents from 4-17 years of age who were able to speak with someone trained to gather information and help them with what had happened. Information collected in recorded on a DVD and most cases referred to CALICO come from the Pleasanton Police, others from Livermore Police. Most cases were sexual and physical abuse of girls who were often provided information about internet safety. Legal. Assistance for Seniors — Legal Assistance for Seniors — no representative attending. Report was provided after the Commission meeting. The goals of Legal Assistance for Seniors for the 2018/2019 was to provide 19 direct legal services to Pleasanton seniors in the area of. Elder Abuse, Housing, Health Law, Naturalization, Public Benefits, and Guardianship of Minor Children, along with 6 Community Education presentations -to 220 seniors/caregivers/service providers, and LAS Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy to 75. Medicare recipients in Pleasanton. LAS was in fact able to assist 29 Pleasanton seniors on legal matters, provide 214 hours of legal services and meet with 152 Medicare recipients to provide LAS Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy. Easter Seals Bay Area — Easter Seals Kaleidoscope Community Adult Program - the program has been open for one year on their new site and information was provided about the services for their 22 and over clients. The programs help clients learn job skills and other. skills. The program has a total of 18 participants five of which are Pleasanton residents. Commissioner Powers was informed that Easter Seals collects $80/day for each client from the Regional Center but costs to run the program are approximately$120/day. Commissioner Rubino Brumm indicated that her son is a participant in this program. Chabot -LP / One Stop Career Center — Pleasanton Job Initiative 2018/2019 and Pleasanton VIA 2018/2019 — thanked the City of Pleasanton for support. Advised that these programs are vital timeline for people in poverty. Free tax preparation was provided to 557 individuals, 154 of which .were from Pleasanton. Funding has helped Chabot -LP pay for staffing of this program and they now have a number of returning clients. The office for this program will be moving back to Pleasanton and the agency has received a small grant from United Way to allow them to work with the 2020 census. Commissioner Carlucci asked about the agency's contact.with the Internal Revenue Service. City Serve of the Tri -Valley — CityServe of the Tri -Valley commented on the transitions taking place in CityServe and what this meant for the 2018-2019 cycle. CityServe served over234 Pleasanton resident many of which were extremely low-income. Budget for their programs Human Services Commission September 4, 2019 Page 4