AGENDA REPORT
TO: Elizabeth Lake FROM: Greg Elliott
Acting City Administrator HSD Interim Director
SUBJECT: AC-OCAP 2026 CSBG Resolution DATE: June 22, 2026
City Administrator Approval Date:
RECOMMENDATION
Staff Recommends That The City Council Adopt A Resolution:
1. Accepting And Appropriating Anti -Poverty Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) In The Amount Of One Million Three Hundred Nineteen Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Five Dollars ($1,319,745) Awarded By The California Department Of Community Services (C SD) And Development For The January 1, 2026 Through December 31, 2026 Program Year (2026 C SBG Program Year) And Discretionary Funds As It Becomes Available;
2. Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Any Additional Grant Funds From C SD For The Same Purpose Within The 2026 C SBG Program Year;
3. Authorizing The Use Of General Purpose Funds To Pay The Human Services Department Internal Service Fund Charges In The Estimated Amount Of Fifty Six Thousand Six Hundred Ninety Two Dollars ($56,692) And Central Services Overhead Charges For 2026 C SBG Programs In The Estimated Amount Of One Hundred Seventy Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Eight Dollars ($178,968)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report provides the City Council with a recommendation to adopt a resolution to accept and program a one -year extension in 2026 federal anti -poverty Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) in the amount of one million three hundred nineteen thousand seven hundred forty -five dollars ($1,319,745) awarded by the California Department of Community Services And Development (CSD) for the 2026 program year and discretionary funds as it becomes available; and authorize the use of general purpose funds to pay the Human Services Department's central services overhead charges for the 2026 CSBG program year, which is estimated t o be one hundred seventy eight thousand nine hundred sixty eight dollars ($178,968).
Betsy Lake (Jul 1, 2026 13:10:09 PDT)
Jul 1, 2026
Elizabeth Lake, Acting City Administrator
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The services provided through AC -OCAP's Community Economic Opportunity (C.E.O.) network supports the agency's mission of creating pathways that lead to economic empowerment for the 149,752 (9.2 percent) Alameda County residents documented by the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year Estimate Subject Tables have identified that an estimated 140,334 individuals are as living below the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) in Alameda County 1.
These grant funds are used to help support the goals and strategies outlined in the AC -OCAP's 2020-2025 Strategic Plan and the state approved 2024 -2025 Community Action Plan. Both plans are geared at supporting the needs of Oakland's and Alameda County's r esidents with limited access to economic resources by helping to increase their self -sufficiency through systemic supports, such as enhancing systemic access to economic opportunities that improve their overall economic well -being.
BACKGROUND / LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Calendar Year 2025 marks the 61 st Anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 "War on Poverty" and the creation of the Community Action Agency. In 1971, the Federal government designated the City of Oakland as a public Community Action Agency responsible for administering various anti -poverty programs and services as part of the War on Poverty. In 1981, the Federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act restructured the al location of funds to Community Action Agencies by establishing the Community Services Block Grant program.
These Federal CSBG funds are administered through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and managed by the State of California's Departmen t of Community Services & Development (CSD). The CSBG formula for local funding allocations is based on the number of residents living below the Federal poverty level as captured by the United States (U.S.) Decennial Census.
In 2011, the State Department of Community Services and Development expanded Oakland's geographical territory to include all the cities within Alameda County, except the City of Berkeley.
The expansion was also approved through Oakland City Council Resolution No. 83589 C.M.S .
As a result, the Alameda County -Oakland Community Action Partnership (AC -OCAP) was established. Unlike other funding governance structures, federal regulations mandate that a public entity shall administer the Community Services Block Grant program through a tripartite board that fully participates - ensuring maximum feasible participation of individuals and fami lies with limited economic resources in the development, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the program(s) to serve low -income communities (Public Law 105 -285, SEC. 676B; 42 U.S.C. § 9901).
Federal reauthorization of the Community Services Block Grant Act legislation was last authorized in 1998. On May 13, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Modernization Act (H.R. 5129) to enhan ce funding for CSBG and make other programmatic changes to ensure it is effectively meeting the current needs of local communities, including expansion of eligibility for services to 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). The bill has been received in th e Senate, read twice, and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
1 Official Poverty Measure - Census Bureau Tables
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Alameda County's CSBG funding is administered by the City of Oakland's Human Services Department (HSD) through the Community Action Partnership Governing Board (Oakland City Council) and the federally mandated 18-member Tripartite Administering Board which includes nine (9) democratically selected members who represent the low -income community, six (6) elected officials or their designees, and three (3) members who represent other groups and interests that serve the low -income community. AC -OCAP's Community Economic Opportunity (C.E.O) network is part of 1,000 Community Action Agencies located throughout the 50 states representing an estimated 37.9 million (11.5 percent) people living in poverty according to the U.S. Census Bureau 2020 -2024 American Community Survey (ACS) 5 -year estimate.
ANALYSIS AND POLICY ALTERNATIVES
Adoption of the proposed resolution will continue to allow the City Oakland's Community Agency to provide responsive and essential programs and services to residents whose income falls below the federal poverty threshold and are experiencing economic hardship as defined by federal guidelines. The U.S. Census Bureau uses income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who lives in poverty. Based on the 2025 federal poverty guidelines, the income threshold for an individual living in poverty is $15,650 annually (around $7.52 per hour)2. On January 1, 2025, California's minimum wage increased to $16.50 per hour 3 and Oakland's minimum wage increased to $16.89 per hour 4.
Table 1: Alameda County and Oakland's Low -Income Population
Alameda County & Oakland's
Low-Income Community Profile
2000
Below Po
verty
% of Total
Pop.
2010
Below Pov
erty
% of Total
Pop .
2019-23
Below Pov
erty
% of Total
Pop.
Cha
ng
e
fro
m
20 10
Alameda Co
unty
156,804 11.0% 172,348 11.7% 149,752 9.2% (22,596)
Oakland 76,489 19.4% 74,335 19.3% 59,338 13.7% (14,997)
Alameda
County
without
Oakland &
Berkeley
60,820
6.4%
79,543
8.1%
72,228
6.7%
(7,315)
AC-
OCAP Areas
137,309 9.6% 153,878 10.4% 131,566 8.7% (22,312)
Berkeley 19,495 20.0% 18,470 18.4% 18,186 16.8% (284)
2 2025 Federal Poverty Guidelines: $15,650 for 1 Person | BenefitsUSA Blog
3 The Labor Commissioner’s Office reminds employers that California’s Minimum Wage Increases to $16.50 per hour on January 1| California Department of Industrial Relations 4 Oakland-MW-C0125-en-Measure_FF_English_Poster_Set_2025.pdf Elizabeth Lake, Acting City Administrator
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AC-OCAP will receive a renewal grant in the amount of $1,319,745 in Federal Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds to provide services to the 131,566 low -income residents who reside within the agency's service area. This translates into an allocation of $10.03 per resident. AC-OCAP programming addresses the Citywide priority of housing, economic, and job security by providing grants to agencies focused on community members burdened by homelessness and/or joblessness. To increase the grant's impact, the AC -OCAP Board uses an equity lens to ensure the needs, particularly those of the low -income Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and People of Color are being directly addressed and served. Of the 1,222 individuals identified as service receivers in 2025 by the grant subrecipi ents, 488 (40%) are Black and 495 (41%) are covered by Medicaid/Medicare.
The annual CSBG allocation provides critical support to AC -OCAP's Community Economic Opportunity (C.E.O.) network of funded grantees and partners. Its impact increases as the Administering Board continues to implement the AC-OCAP 2020 -2025 Strategic Plan , which includes the State approved 2026-2027 Community Action Plan highlighting the following five agency focus areas:
1. Entrepreneurship/Job Training & Employment Placement to help people with low- income and the hard to serve population build skills that lead to employment;
2. Low-Income Housing to increase opportunities that help people with low-income access safe temporary shelter and/or stable affordable housing /homeownership;
3. Community Development that increases access, opportunities, and resources within Alameda County's low -income communities;
4. Civic Engagement & Advocacy to increase public awareness and empower people with low-income to take action;
5. Capacity Building that fosters and expands the agency's capacity to address and eradicate poverty.
Civic Engagement, Advocacy, and Capacity Building are supported through AC-OCAP's internal programing for community wide projects such as the No Cost Volunteer Income Tax Assistance/Earned Income Tax Credit Initiative, Fatherhood Initiative, and End Hunger Initiative.
Alternative # City Council rejects the recommendation of staff to award 17 agencies for the year-round program service term. AC-OCAP staff return to the AC-OCAP Board with updating recommendations based on City Council guidance.
Pros • Changes to the funding recommendations can be considered.
Cons • Reduction in Critical Services to Low -Income Residents Failure to award AC -OCAP funding would result in reduced access to essential services, including housing stabilization, workforce development, financial empowerment, food security, and supportive services for low -income individuals and families. • Negative Impact on Community -Based Organizations
Many AC-OCAP-funded grantees rely on these funds to sustain programs, staffing, and operations. Without funding,
organizations may be forced to reduce services, lay off staff, or discontinue programs that serve Oakland's most vulnerable residents.
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• Increased Economic Hardship and Community Instability The loss of funding would limit the community's ability to address poverty-related challenges, potentially resulting in increased housing insecurity, unemployment, financial instability, and unmet basic needs among low -income households.
• Inability to Advance AC -OCAP Strategic Goals and Federal Objectives
Failure to fund the grantees would hinder AC -OCAP's ability to achieve its Community Action Plan goals of promoting economic security, fostering healthy and opportunity -rich communities, and supporting resident engagement and self -sufficiency. It may also weaken the City's ability to demonstrate progress toward federal Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) outcomes and
priorities.
Reason for not
recommending
• Rejecting the proposed AC -OCAP funding awards would
jeopardize community-based programs that provide critical services to low-income residents, including housing stabilization, workforce development, financial empowerment, food security, emergency assistance, and supportive services that help individuals and families achieve economic security.
• Approving these awards enables AC -OCAP to leverage federal Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) resources to address the root causes of poverty, strengthen community capacity, and improve outcomes for low -income residents throughout Oakland and Alameda County.
RELATED PLANNING EFORTS: OAKLAND STRATEGIC PLAN
Under the Oakland Strategic Plan, this agenda item supports the Strategic Priority to Foster Cross-Department Collaboration. Specifically, this item relates to the implementation of the following tasks:
• Strengthening Governance and Coordination for Economic and Workforce Development • Coordinate City Housing Strategic Plans
• Continue to Maximize Community Engagement Outreach & Data Working Groups
The AC-OCAP Community Action Plan requires collaboration among the Human Services Department, Economic and Workforce Development Department, Housing and Community Development Department, City Administrator's Office, community -based organizations, educational institutions, workforce partners, and residents to address the root causes of poverty and expand economic opportunity for low -income individuals and families.
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RELATED PLANNING EFFORTS: EQUITABLE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN
Through investments in housing stability, economic mobility, community development, and resident leadership, AC -OCAP advances ECAP priorities related to anti -displacement efforts, community resilience, local economic development, and inclusive community engagement.
RELATED PLANNING EFFORTS: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTION PLAN
AC-OCAP directly supports the City of Oakland's Economic Development Action Plan (EDAP) by addressing the underlying barriers that prevent low -income residents from fully participating in Oakland's economy. Through investments in workforce development, entrepreneurship, financial empowerment, housing stability, and community -based services, AC -OCAP helps create pathways to economic mobility while advancing the EDAP's goals of equitable growth, reducing disparities, and increasing a ccess to economic opportunity. The EDAP recognizes that economic development is a shared responsibility across City departments and community partners and emphasizes collaboration to address systemic inequities and strengthen Oakland's economy.
AC-OCAP's strategic focus areas are closely aligned with the EDAP's emphasis on workforce development, anti-displacement efforts, small business support, community engagement, and racial equity. By supporting employment and entrepreneurship opportunities, connecting residents to housing resources, building community capacity, and empowering residents to engage in civic life, AC -OCAP contributes to the City's efforts to reduce poverty, expand economic participation, and build resilient neighborhoods. These i nvestments help ensure that economic growth benefits all Oakland residents, particularly those who have historically experienced barriers to employment, wealth -building, and access to resources.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funding for the programs and services will be derived from the Federal Community Services Block Grant administered through a contract from the State of California Department of Community Services and Development (CSD) in the amount of $1,319,745 for AC -OCAP funding for anti -poverty programming throughout Alameda County (excluding the City of Berkeley) for program year 2026 and discretionary funds as they become available. In addition, the City of Oakland provides an operating subsidy from the General -Purpose Fund (GPF) in the amount equivalent to HSD's Internal Service Fund charges ($56,692 and Central Services Overhead charges $178,968).
CSBG Grant funds will be appropriated to the Department of Health and Human Services Fund (2128), CSBG-Admin Organization (78361), CSBG-Program Organization (78362), and CSBG - OCAP Programs Organization (78363), CAP CSBG 2026 Admin Project (1007700), CAP CSBG 2026 Program Project (1007703), and Fostering Safe and Healthy Communities Program (SC22).
Approval of the resolution will authorize acceptance of this grant in the amount of $1,319,745.
The State CSBG contract administrative costs are capped at 12 percent: therefore, HSD is requesting, as it has in prior years, a contribution from the General -Purpose Fund in an amount Elizabeth Lake, Acting City Administrator
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equivalent to Internal Service Fund charges estimated at $56,692 and Central Services Overhead charges estimated at $178,968. Failure to accept the Federal CSBG renewal funds would result in a decrease of $1,319,745 in resources for vital support and servi ces to Oakland's and Alameda County's (excluding Berkeley) low -income families.
This grant supports AC-OCAP's service providers that deliver anti -poverty programs and services to Oakland and the surrounding Alameda County low -income community. To improve the agency's administrative efficiency and programmatic impact, Request For Proposals (RFP) selections are held every three years. On January 13, 2023, Resolution 89584 C.M.S. authorized the City Administrator to enter into the first year of the grant agreements with the anti - poverty service providers and to enter into amended agreements to increase the amount and extend the term if additional CSBG funding becomes available du ring the 2023 -2025 three-year funding cycle without returning to council. Since the 2026-2027 AC-OCAP Strategic Plan was not ready in time to inform a new RFP, the State authorized a one -year extension for the current 2025 grantees and will extend the gra nt agreement terms for through 2026 year. The new RFP for FY 27 -30 will be released later this year, since the AC -OAP Board has now approved the FY 2026-2027 AC-OCAP Strategic Plan.
Table 2 below outlines the range of initiatives funded under AC-OCAP, categorized by focus area.
The Board approved 2023 -2025 programs and services to help Oakland and Alameda County (excluding Berkeley) low -income residents with limited access to economic resour ces "to avoid deficit-reframing" and achieve economic stability as outlined in the agency's state approved Community Action Plan.
Table 2: Programs & Services (AC= Alameda County, excluding Oakland) (O=Oakland)
Entrepreneurship/Job Training & Employment Placement
2026 AC-OCAP Service
Providers (Legal Name)
Program Title Grant Agree
ment I
Procure
ment
Annual
Allocation
(not to exc
eed)
New Door Ventures:
Job skills training and employment
services for low-income young adults
14-24 years of age (transition -age
youth).
O: Comprehensive Job
Training and Job
Placement for Transition
Age Youth
Grant Agree
ment
$30,000
Urban University: Education
and employment services for low -
income and unhoused single
mothers 18-24 years of age.
O: Single Moms at
Work Pathways Pr
ogram
Grant Agree
ment
$30,000
Lighthouse Community Charter
Public School: Tutoring and Career
pathways that earn college credits
and work experience while
in high school with paid internships
for students in Grades 9 -12.
O: Paid Student
Internships
Grant Agree
ment
$30,000
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Hack the Hood Inc.: Technology
career training and employment
placement for low-income youth
and young adults 15 -24 years of
age.
O: Tech Career
Pathways for BLIPOC Yo
uth in Oakland
Grant Agree
ment
$30,000
Love Never
Fails: Employment opportunities for
unemployed low-income adults ages
18-64 years of age.
AC: IT Biz Tech Academy
Digital Access
& Employment Program
Grant Agree
ment
$20,000
Rubicon
Programs Incorporated: Employm
ent opportunities for low-
income adults ages 18-64 years of
age.
AC: Job Training and
Employment Placement
Grant Agree
ment
$30,000
Chabot-Las Positas Community
College District, DBA Tri -Valley
Career Center: Job training and
employment opportunities for
unemployed and low-
income adults ages 18-64 in the Tri-
Valley area.
AC: Tri-Valley
Pathways to E
mployment
Grant Agree
ment
$30,000
Sub-Total $200,000
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Low-Income Housing
2026 AC-OCAP Service
Providers {Legal Name)
Program Title Grant Agr
eement/
Procu
reme
nt
Annual
Allocati
on
{not to e
xceed)
Covenant House California:
Housing for homeless young
adults ages 18-24 years
old.
O: Emergency Shelter
& Supportive Services for Young
Adults Experiencing Homelessness
Grant Agr
eement
$30,000
Lao Family Community
Development,
Inc.: Housing for unhoused
low-income adults and
seniors.
O: Strong Housing
Options (SHO) Program
Grant Agr
eement
$30,000
Operation Dignity, Inc.:
Housing for homeless and/or di
sabled veterans ages 25+
O: Housing for
Oakland's Homeless Veterans
Grant Agr
eement
$30,000
St. Mary's Center: Housing for
homeless and
disabled
adults/seniors ages 5
5 years and older.
O: Senior Homeless
Services
Grant Agr
eement
$30,000
A Diamond in the Ruff, Inc.:
Housing support to
women by
teaching life skills to stabiliz
e and succeed in finding
permanent housing and
employment.
O: Transitional Housing
for Single Women and Single Mothers
Grant Agr
eement
$20,000
Change To Come: Creating
Pathways that lead
to Economic
Empowerment.
O: Bridge Housing for Single Mothers Gant Agr
eement
$20,000
Fremont Family Resource
Center Corporation: Housin
g for unhoused families and
individuals.
AC: Family Support
Services for the Homeless (Winter
Relief Program)
Grant Agr
eement
$30,000
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Alliance for Community
Wellness, dba La
Familia: Housing assistance f
or the unhoused,
unemployed,
previously incarcerated, and d
isabled individuals
and families
AC: FESCO's Homeless Family
Services with Les
Marquis Emergency Shelter and Ba
nyan House Transitional Housing
Grant Agr
eement
$30,000
Sub-Total $220,000
Civic Engagement, Advocacy, and Capacity Building
2026 AC-OCAP Service
Providers (Legal Name)
Program Title Grant Agreeme
nt I
Procurement
Annual
Allocation (not t
o exceed)
Housing & Economic R
ights
Advocates
(HERA): Fair Housing
Rights of low-income
residents to keep or
access affordable
housing due
to debt/credit problems.
O/AC: Debt Collection
Relief, Credit
Improvement for
Stronger Residents &
Tenants, and
Financial Empowermen
t
Grant Agreement
$25,000
Eden I &R, Inc.: Provide
information and referr
al services to support
EITC, Tax Services,
and Banking
Initiatives (Bank on
Oakland).
O/AC: AC-OCAP 2-1-1
Phone Services
for EITC, tax
services, and Banking
Assistance
Grant Agreement
$15,000
Safe Passages in partn
ership
with Alameda
County Communit
y Food
Bank: Fight hunger
and increase food
security
for Alameda County
's low-income
families.
Food Security Initiative Procurement for
food distribution
$5,000
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Resource
Development
Associates/
TBD Consultants: Outr
each,
Assessments, Data
gathering and analysis,
strategic planning,
Consultation
Community
Needs Assessment,
Strategic Planning, Req
uest for
Proposal assistance
Procurement of S
ervices
$5,000 (total is
inclusive for
all vendors)
Sub-Total $50,000
Grand Total $470,000
PUBLIC OUTREACH / INTEREST
During the AC -OCAP 2023 -2025 RFP selection process in August 2022, the Program Planning Committee (PPC) received 27 completed proposals (16 job training and 11 housing/ 21 Oakland and 6 Alameda County). The reviewer committee, composed of 4 Board members and 15 community members experienced reviewing grant proposals, evaluated, and scored each proposal. Each proposal was reviewed by 3 or 4 reviewe rs. The PPC was also very intentional about its funding selections and leaned more into helping the housing applicants. The PPC ensured its selections covered the highly impoverished areas of Alameda County and Oakland with limited access to financial and material resources. The PPC's recommendation to the AC - OCAP Executive Committee was that 8 housing applicants should be funded versus the 5 selected in 2020. Since 2 of the new housing selections are smaller agencies, they are being seed funded for growth. The Executive Committee's RFP recommendations were given to the Administering Board and confirmed at the Administering Board meeting on November 14, 2022.
AC-OCAP holds its monthly Administering Board meeting, which is open to the public, the second Monday of every month at 5:30 pm in City Hall Conference Room #3. Residents can also get more information on meeting agendas, and current programs and services by visiting the agency's website at www.AC-OCAP.com. Community members can also find information on board roles, eligibility, and the application process on the webpage. Contact ac [email protected] for inquiries about serving on the board.
COORDINATION
The Office of the City Attorney, Budget Bureau, Finance Department, Contract Administrative Unit, and the City Administrator's Office have been consulted in the development of this report and resolution.
PAST PERFORMANCE, EVALUATION AND FOLLOW-UP
Since 1971, the City of Oakland's Community Action Agency has leveraged its Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds to help address poverty at the local level. Through CSBG funding, AC-OCAP has identified gaps in services and support innovative program ming geared Elizabeth Lake, Acting City Administrator
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toward improving the overall quality of life for low -income residents by providing access to job training, entrepreneurship, education, employment, affordable housing, life skills training, legal services, health care, food stamps, gift cards, the No Cost Earned Income Tax Credit program, financial education, asset building, and other essential services.
The State of California Department of Community Services and Development (CSD), as part of the grant, monitors and evaluates AC -OCAP's performance on an annual basis. The agency continues to receive a clean CSBG fiscal/program monitoring report and audit a nd is regarded as an exemplary public Community Action Agency. For the 2025 calendar year, 38,833 (27,731 Oakland; 11,102 Alameda County) total residents with low -income have been served by AC - OCAP's Community Economic Opportunity (C.E.O.) Network, mostly through partnership with Eden I&R’s 2-1-1 information phone lines.
A summary of the agency's past year (2025) community impact is as follows:
• 290 individuals have been placed into transitional housing or an emergency shelter • 157 households have been placed into transitional housing or an emergency shelter • 78 individuals have obtained or maintained permanent housing • 59 households have obtained or maintained permanent housing • 269 have received employment training
• 72 have obtained gainful employment
• 234 have earned a high school diploma, GED, credential or certificate (education/vocational)
For fifty-five (55) years, the City of Oakland's Community Action Agency has had a track record in making a difference in the lives of thousands by staying true to its motto of "helping people, changing lives."
RACE AND EQUITY
The AC-OCAP programming directly supports Oakland's Equity Indicators Report Topic 3:
Financial Health by improving access to Healthy Financial Institution through its No Cost Volunteer Income Tax Assistance/Earned Income Tax Credit Initiative and addressing poverty.
AC-OCAP's Community Economic Opportunity (C.E.O) network prioritizes services to targeted populations based on needs assessed and outlined in the agency's 2026-2027 Community Action Plan (State approved on October 22, 2025) which focuses on serving populations of African American, Latinx, and other People of Color within Oakland and throughout Alameda County who are disproportionately documented in the US Census Report as living below the Federal Poverty threshold
ACTION REQUESTED OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Staff Recommends That The City Council Adopt A Resolution:
1. Accepting And Appropriating Anti -Poverty Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) In The Amount Of One Million Three Hundred Nineteen Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Five Dollars ($1,319,745) Awarded By The California Department Of Community Services (CSD) And Elizabeth Lake, Acting City Administrator
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Development For The January 1, 2026 Through December 31, 2026 Program Year (2026 CSBG Program Year) And Discretionary Funds As It Becomes Available;
2. Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Any Additional Grant Funds From CSD For The Same Purpose Within The 2026 CSBG Program Year;
3. Authorizing The Use Of General Purpose Funds To Pay The Human Services Department Internal Service Fund Charges In The Estimated Amount Of Fifty Six Thousand Six Hundred Ninety Two Dollars ($56,692) And Central Services Overhead Charges For 2026 CSBG Programs In The Estimated Amount Of One Hundred Seventy Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Eight Dollars ($178,968)
For questions regarding this report, please contact ASHLEE JEMMOTT, HUMAN SERVICES MANAGER, at 510-219-2704.
Respectfully submitted,
GREG ELLIOTT
Interim Director, Human Services
Reviewed by:
Ashlee Jemmott, Division Manager
AC-OCAP
Prepared by:
Maria Huynh, Program Analyst I
AC-OCAP
Attachments (2):
A: Alameda County -Oakland Community Action Partnership (AC -OCAP) 2026-2027 Community Action Plan
B: AC-OCAP 2020-2025 Strategic Plan
Greg Elliott (Jul 1, 2026 10:08:18 PDT)