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21. Identify AT LEAST ONE critical systemic challenge from the "City of Pleasanton Human Services Strategic Plan Needs Assessment Update 2018-2022" that relates to your program/project. 22. How will the program/project address the critical systemic challenge selection in question #22? We field 100s of calls and emails per week from County tenants who cannot pay their rent and fear eviction. Tenants are being forced to choose between paying for food or medications or paying rent. Families are preemptively moving into their cars because they cannot pay rent and are unaware of their protections. Tenants are also being harassed out of their homes. Low- income tenants in the Tri-Valley both: lack access information regarding tenants’ rights, and lack access to eviction prevention and eviction defense legal services. This project expands access to low-income tenants at risk of displacement by incorporating outreach, Train the Trainer presentations, and KYR presentations to spread the word about protections. Additionally, this project is designed to strategically target low-income tenants most at risk of displacement. About 5,000 unlawful detainer actions are filed in the county yearly. More than 88% of these landlords are represented, while only 11% of renters are represented by counsel (information obtained by EBCLC through observing 46 weeks of court calendars and roll call in court, in conjunction with Volunteer Legal Services Corp. data). Research shows that low-income residents who have the right to stay in their homes need legal representation in order to make that right a reality. As Professor Desmond noted in, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (2016), “A program that ran from 2005-08 in the South Bronx provided more than 1,300 families with legal assistance and prevented eviction in 86% of cases.” Preservation of an affordable tenancy for a low-income resident saves public spending on the production of more affordable housing and homelessness services (Flaming, Daniel John and Toros, Halil and Burns, Patrick, 2015). With the end of pandemic protections and the sharp rise of inflation, eviction filing rates have increased substantially to levels far above pre-pandemic averages. This is a critical time for low-income tenan 23. Identify AT LEAST ONE City of Pleasanton U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) FY 2020- 2024 Consolidated Plan "guiding principle" that relates to your program/project. 24. Identify AT LEAST ONE City of Pleasanton U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) FY 2020- 2024 Consolidated Plan "Strategic Goals" that relates to your program/project. 25. Identify AT LEAST ONE City of Pleasanton U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) "Priority Needs" that relates to your program/project. Lack of consumer information about services/need for education Lack of coordination, missed opportunities for collaboration, duplication of services among service providers, and lack of centralized database between service providers and public agencies Time and cost associated with obtaining services including transportation and connectivity of citizens to services Be culturally accessible, appropriate, and inclusive Encourage community engagement and involvement Promote energy and resource efficiency Encourage networking and information sharing across service providers Encourage processing streaming Consolidate service delivery Promote the construction and preservation of affordable rental housing for extremely low (30% AMI), very low (50% AMI), and low income (80% AMI) households Promote the preservation of single-family homes for low income (80%) homeowners through rehabilitation or minor home repair Promote the preservation of rental housing through minor home repair Provide direct financial assistance to income eligible (80% AMI) first time homebuyers Reduce housing discrimination through provision of fair housing and landlord/tenant services Funding and supporting homeless services programs to end homelessness Increase the availability of service enriched housing for persons with special needs Support improvements, including ADA accessibility, to public facilities and non-profit agency facilities Fund economic development, micro-enterprise, and on-the-job training Support public service programs for low income (80% AMI) residents Support housing needs, including increasing home ownership opportunities, creating and preserving affordable rental and homeownership housing, and reducing housing discrimination Prevent homelessness and/or assist those experiencing homelessness Promote the production of service-enriched housing