Title:
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Sacramento Family Unity, Education, and Legal (FUEL) Network Grant Award
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File ID: 2021-00221
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Location: Citywide
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Recommendation:
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Pass a Motion authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager's designee to execute a grant agreement with the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation for a not-to-exceed amount of $250,000 to fund the continued operation of its Sacramento Family Unity, Education, and Legal (FUEL) Network.
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Contact: Christopher Conlin, Assistant City Manager, (916) 808-8526, Office of the City Manager; Bridgette Dean, LCSW, PPSC, Director, (916) 808-1222, Department of Community Response
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Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Grant Agreement
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: Since 2017, the City has consistently invested financial resources into the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation's Family Unity, Education, and Legal (FUEL) Network. A collaborative comprised of myriad entities, the Sacramento FUEL Network is dedicated to helping Sacramento residents prevent, prepare for, or defend against the possibility of deportation through the provision of free legal, outreach, education, and mental health services. This report recommends awarding the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation with a $250,000 grant to fund the continued operation of the Sacramento FUEL Network.
Policy Considerations: In 1985, the City Council adopted Resolution 85-973 declaring Sacramento a "sanctuary city [that] shall serve as a haven for refugees now residing in the City of Sacramento until they can safely return to their homeland or until they receive federally recognized residency status". In 2017, the City Council reaffirmed Sacramento's status as a sanctuary city.
Economic Impacts: Not applicable.
Environmental Considerations: This report concerns administrative activities and government fiscal activities that do not constitute a "project" as defined b...
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