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Alameda supervisors approve $3.5M one‑time package to bolster immigrant and refugee services
Summary
The Board approved a $3.5 million, one‑time emergency package to fund a rapid‑response hotline, know‑your‑rights trainings and preemptive legal services for immigrant and refugee communities; funds include $2.2M for community providers and a public‑defender staffing augmentation. The board required Social Services to manage community contracts and asked for quarterly reporting.
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted to authorize a one‑time emergency package to support immigrant and refugee services, approving a plan the board’s ad hoc committee recommended on Feb. 18.
The action authorizes $2.2 million in one‑time community contracts and directs the County Administrator to include up to $1.3 million in public‑safety funding in the proposed FY 2025–26 budget to augment staffing for the Public Defender’s Immigration Unit. The board also approved a current‑year increase of up to $80,000 to immediately boost the unit’s capacity.
Supervisor Nikki Fortunato De‑Bassi (mover of the measure) said…
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