DATE: March 20, 2019
TO: Community Service Commission
FROM: Community Services Manager
SUBJECT:
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City of Hayward Community Needs Assessment
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Commission receives and comments on this report detailing the results of the Community Needs Assessment.
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SUMMARY
On an annual basis, the City contributes the maximum allowable fifteen percent (15%) of its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding and over $450,000 in General Fund dollars to non-profit agencies that provide services to low-income Hayward residents. Agencies awarded these public funds must demonstrate the service programs proposed fill the immediate needs of people at-risk of food insecurity, loss of shelter, lack of transportation access and other issues.
In April 2018, the City hired a consultant to conduct a Community Needs Assessment (CNA) to determine the human needs of vulnerable residents, identify barriers/gaps in service, and provide validated data that meet HUD community input requirements in the development of the 2020 Consolidated Five-Year Plan. The goal in commissioning the report is to help in the development of City policies and practices for allocating public service grants.
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ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I: Staff Report
Attachment II: 2018 Community Needs Assessment Full Report and Executive Summary