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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN <br />CITY OF REDWOOD CITY ("CITY")/FAIR OAKS COMMUNITY CENTER ("FOCC") <br />AND <br />THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF SAN MATEO COUNTY ("LASSMC"), AS FISCAL AGENT FOR THE <br />LINKING IMMIGRANTS TO BENEFITS RESOURCES AND EDUCATION PROJECT ("LIBRE") <br />LIBRE IS A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT OF THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF SAN MATEO COUNTY, <br />REDWOOD CITY 2020, NUESTRA CASA, COASTSIDE HOPE, REDWOOD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, <br />AND THE HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY <br />GENERAL PURPOSE <br />The LIBRE project seeks to increase immigrants' access to critical safety net services by <br />linking immigrants to safety net services through education, outreach, support services, and legal <br />assistance. LIBRE will accomplish this goal by supporting and training community-based <br />organizations that serve immigrants about eligibility for safety net services and dispel myths <br />about the effects of such services on their immigration status. LIBRE will develop and provide <br />outreach materials for community partners to distribute to their communities. Finally, through <br />LASSMC, LIBRE will assist clients who need legal advocacy to access safety net services. <br />FOCC is a City program that provides safety net services to individuals and families in <br />Redwood City, North Fair Oaks, Woodside, Atherton, and Portola Valley. <br />This Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") affirms the commitment of FOCC and <br />LIBRE to work together to assist San Mateo County residents, with an emphasis on low-income <br />immigrant individuals and families for the term of this MOU, which is October 1, 2017 through <br />September 30, 2018. <br />II. OBJECTIVE <br />The objective of this MOU is: <br />A. To increase the FOCC's ability to assist individuals and families in its community to apply <br />for safety net benefits; and <br />B. To contract with FOCC to assist immigrant individuals and families to apply for safety net <br />benefits, to provide education and outreach to promote its services, and to refer individuals and <br />families who need legal assistance to the appropriate LIBRE partner. <br />III. ROLE OF THE CITY AND LIBRE <br />A. FOCC obligations: <br />1. Support LIBRE partner outreach to immigrants and distribute education materials to <br />individuals and families relating to the potential availability of safety net benefits and <br />Know Your Rights clinics. <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />ATTY/AGR/2018.071/LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF SAN MATEO COUNTY LIBRE PROJECT <br />REV: 04-02-1815 <br />