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Attachment 4 <br /> <br />Human Services Commission <br />Statement of Priorities for Fiscal Year 2024/25 <br />Housing and Human Services Grant (HHSG) Program <br /> <br />October 4, 2023 <br /> <br />The City Council adopted the Human Services Commission (HSC) Strategic Plan in 2014 to assist <br />with implementation of the 2011 Eastern Alameda County 2011 Human Services Needs Assessment <br />Findings Report. As a result, the HSC has annually developed a Statement of Priorities for the HHSG <br />process. The HSC feels that the Statement of Priorities addresses the most critical needs and <br />barriers to service delivery in Pleasanton. The HSC will prioritize its funding towards projects and/or <br />programs that meet the following general criteria: <br /> <br />•Priority Needs – Projects that address the following populations and/or program areas (listed in <br />alphabetical order): <br /> <br />• Disability Services and Access <br />• Food and Nutrition <br />• Health Care and Behavioral Health <br />• Homelessness in the Tri-Valley <br />• Senior Services <br />• Service Provider Critical Initiatives <br />• Workforce Development/Unemployment <br />• Youth Services. <br /> <br />•Service Delivery with an emphasis in the following areas: <br /> <br />• Coordination and collaboration with other service providers, local nonprofits and Tri- <br />Valley Cities <br />• Prevention (activities that help prevent a problem from emerging) <br />• Self-sufficiency (activities that promote self-reliance and are aimed at reducing <br />dependency on assistance programs and services). <br /> <br />The HSC will be prioritizing its funding decisions based on the listed criteria. Grant applicants must <br />ensure that their application describes how their proposal addresses at least one of the priority needs <br />and at least one of the service delivery emphasis areas. If a proposal does not address at least one <br />priority need and one service delivery emphasis area, the applicant is requested to provide <br />justification as to why the project should still be funded. <br /> <br />In addition, agencies will be required to register with Alameda County 2-1-1 and CityServe of the Tri- <br />Valley as a condition of receiving HHSG funds.