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SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard | 2016-03-24 | 2 | $33,556 (ECHO/TL)). The Public Services funds available for distribution total $147,812. He added that, since the Board will not be considering the HFH application and BFWC's application for rental assistance, and because the remaining five agencies are requesting a total of $ 129,136, the Board can fully fund the five remaining agencies, and still have an additional $18,676 to allocate. President Biggs then introduced the first speaker. Kate Rosenbaum, Development Associate for Legal Assistance for Seniors (LAS) Ms. Rosenbaum thanked the city for their level of support, adding that, without it, they would not be able to offer the level of service they currently provide. They enjoy being a part of the Alameda community, especially their relationship with Mastick Senior Center. She added that their Executive Director has initiated discussion with AHA staff, Claudia Young, regarding a future housing project. She concluded saying that she is available to answer any questions the Board might have. Patricia Bidar, Director of Development and Communications, Building Futures with Women and Children (BFWC) Ms. Bidar began her presentation by thanking the City of Alameda for its on-going support of BFWC, and that it makes a tremendous difference in their clients lives. She went on to speak to the withdrawal of their application for rental assistance, stating that BFWC staff will continues to provide tenant-based rental assistance, and will be inviting the families on Central Ave., who are being displaced, to a housing workshop. She added that the challenge of identifying affordable units in which to place their clients is one of the reasons they withdrew their application. Ms. Bidar then made a request that the additional CDBG Public Service funds available be added to the BFWC grant, and that their scope of work be expanded to include the provision of emergency housing services. In conclusion, she shared that the change in how Emergency Solutions Grants State funding for emergency shelters is now allocated, has resulted in the County receiving much less than they had received in the past. Last year, funding was allocated based on quality of services, and BFWC received nearly all of the county's allocation. Erin Scott, Exec. Dir. Family Violence Law Center (FVLC) Ms. Scott began by thanking the Board for its support, and for the careful consideration of the proposals. She added that, from FY 2013 - 14 to FY 2014 - 15, FVLC has seen a 17 percent increase in the DV calls they receive from Alameda residents. She added that there seems to be a reorganization at APD as to how they handled DV calls. In the past, an investigative team would take the felonies, and the misdemeanors were handled at the patrol level. While FVLC is still written into the protocol of APD, and still receives all the calls, all the investigation is now being done at the patrol level. She said that they will watch it very closely, and be in contact with the police department, to assure that domestic violence is still considered a high priority. Ms. Scott went on to say that a study at New York University in 2015 showed the positive impact civil legal assistance has on domestic violence survivors and on the community. Furthermore, civil legal assistance, which is what is being funded through this CDBG grant, helps reduce domestic 2 | SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard/2016-03-24.pdf |