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6.B. - Page 3 of 8 <br />COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Fund <br />Parks, Recreation and Community Services staff at the Fair Oaks Community Center currently administer <br />the following emergency rental assistance programs. Approximately $94,000 in existing funding is <br />currently available. <br />Additionally, the Redwood City Education Foundation (RCEF) has recently committed $150,000 to provide <br />emergency rental assistance for families with children attending Redwood City School District schools <br />affected by COVID-19. These funds would be distributed through the Fair Oaks Community Center <br />emergency rental assistance program. The Silicon Valley Community Foundation is leading an effort with <br />other Bay Area philanthropic partners and has created a COVID-19 Regional Response Fund. Funds for San <br />Mateo County for emergency housing, rent and mortgage aid, utility assistance, and medical and <br />transportation support for residents at -risk of facing homelessness due to coronavirus -related hardships <br />will be channeled through the seven Core Agencies of San Mateo County, of which Fair Oaks Community <br />Center is one. Total current funding and eligibility requirements are listed below. Many of these programs <br />are currently updating their eligibility criteria and program guidelines to provide greater flexibility to <br />support people impacted by COVID-19 <br />Funding <br />Funding <br />Eligibility <br />Source <br />Available <br />Requirements <br />San Francisco <br />$35,000 <br />- Seniors 60+ <br />Chronicle Season of <br />- Disabled Individuals <br />Sharing <br />- Low to Moderate Income Families with Children <br />- Transitioning Foster Youth <br />Housing Industry <br />Funding is available until <br />No specified income or household composition <br />Foundation (HIF) <br />it is exhausted each <br />requirement but must demonstrate a critical need <br />month, there isn't a <br />for assistance <br />designated funding <br />amount for the City <br />Measure K <br />$9,000 <br />Very -low income (50% AMI) households <br />Sunlight Giving <br />$50,000 <br />Household must be homeless or at -risk of <br />homelessness <br />Community Action <br />Funding is currently <br />Households earning 100% of the federal poverty <br />Agency <br />pending and won't be <br />level or less <br />available for another 1-2 <br />months. <br />Redwood City <br />$150,000 <br />Families with children attending an RCSD school <br />Education <br />and who are experiencing income loss due to <br />Foundation <br />COVID-19 and have no other remedy available to <br />replace income <br />Total Estimated <br />$244,000 <br />Funding Available <br />Page 3 of 6 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore <br />125 <br />