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Immigrant-serving groups ask council to boost ESOL funding to $500,000 for FY26
Summary
Nonprofits, ESOL students and adult-education providers urged the council to increase Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA) ESOL grants from the proposed $225,000 to $500,000, citing long wait lists and program planning needs.
Community organizations, ESOL teachers and students testified that adult English-for-speakers-of-other-languages classes remain undersupplied and asked the City Council to amend the FY26 budget to raise MOIA’s ESOL allocation from $225,000 to $500,000.
Amanda Wang, co-founder and CEO of Potencia, asked the council to “amend the fiscal year 26 budget and increase MOIA’s ESOL funding from $225,000 to $500,000,” saying the additional funding restores levels that…
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