2018 Emerging Opportunities Program Application

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1 2018 Emerging Opportunities Program Application Submit Application to: Deadline: 12:00 pm CST (noon) on March 5, 2018 Late applications will not be accepted Please limit your proposal and responses spaces provided in this form. Any materials submitted in addition to this application form will not be considered in the evaluation of the proposal. Do not attempt to unlock or alter this form. If you need assistance with this proposal or are unclear about how to respond to any questions listed below, please contact CDD staff at Agency or Group: Title of Proposal: Project Type Project Description: Madison Path to Citizenship Amount Requested: 16,800 Community-Based Leaders for Immigrant Neighbor Support Community Building & Engagement This project will build community capacity for meeting the increasing demand for immigration services in Madison by training six local immigrant leaders from Latino, African, and Asisan communities. Leaders will participate in 16 weeks of training on immigration issues, empowerment, and community engagement supported by Madison Path to Citizenship and the Community immigration Law Clinic. The training will enable leaders to take on new leadership roles and to identify and help low-income residents in need of immigation support. Contact Person: Laurie S. Z. Greenberg Address: 21 N. Park St Telephone: Is this Group a 501 (C) (3)? Applicant Organization founded (Year): Name of Fiscal Agent (if Applicable): Fiscal Agent Contact Person: Yes or No No 2015 Community Immigration Law Clinic Grant Sovern If no, applicant will need to secure a fiscal agent with 501 (C) (3) status Fiscal Agent Phone: Fiscal Agent Grant.Sovern@quarles.com Contact Us! CDD staff are committed to helping interested groups understand and work through program requirements. Call Nancy Saiz at or check out the staff directory on our website for a list of staff, their focal areas, and contact information.

2 1. Project Description a. What is the goal of your project? (500 characters) In the past year there has been a sharp increase in demand for immigration & naturalization services in Madison. Our project goal is to increase capacity to meet this demand by training and empowering community leaders to: Provide referral to local immigration services Help eligible people onto the path to citizenship Stimulate increased integration of immigrants Research demonstrates that immigrant integration and naturalization yield economic & social benefits for the entire community b. Intended Service Population: (500 characters) Describe the intended service population that will be impacted by this project (e.g., location, ages, ethnicities, income ranges, English language proficiency etc.). Our target service population is low-income immigrant lawful permanent residents (LPRs) of Madison who are eligible for naturalization. Many need help to overcome the barriers to citizenship: learn English, the 725 application fee, finding an affordable & trustworthy lawyer, and learn US civics to pass the citizenship test. We seek to the means to build more capacity in our community to help the estimated 12,000+ local lawful permanent residents who qualify to apply for US citizenship. c. Project Design: (5000 characters) Describe your proposed project activities. How will these activities help you accomplish your stated goals? Include information about key parts of your project that help us understand how you will accomplish your goals and how these funds would be used. Since November 2016, with the increase in hostile press & actions toward US immigrants, there has been a sharp increase in demand for our services. We are mostly volunteer-run organizations so we re challenged by two things: 1) We have an urgent need to build capacity to help the increasing number of people who need our services; and 2) We need to become more effective at reaching people, especially low-income immigrant residents, who need our services but don t know our services exist. Our overarching goal for the project is to build capacity for addressing naturalization and immigration legal services in Madison by engaging, training, and empowering natural leaders in the Latino, African, and Asian communities. Using a Community Navigator or Promoter model, we ll identify existing leaders in the immigrant community. We seek people who are outgoing, well connected and respected, self-confident, organized, eager to learn and to engage deeper in the community. Their role will be to: Identify immigrants who are eligible to apply for citizenship or who need immigration legal services Empower and assist lawful permanent residents to navigate the process of naturalization as they seek relevant English & civics classes, file forms, find immigration resources in the Madison area Lead, advise, and connect immigrants to other service providers and resources Help build confidence in and credibility for service organizations among immigrants so they feel comfortable seeking immigration assistance from providers in Madison Be empowered to become advocates for the immigrant community, with support from us Empower immigrants to engage in community activities that benefit them and their families Explore new ways to provide support and leadership in their communities Activities - Project Set-up In the first month of the project we will: Select a group of three community advisors for the project

3 Develop a job description and requirements for leaders Request nominations from partner organizations for Promoters/Leaders by sending the job description Interview applicants Select a cohort of six immigrants as project leaders. We will prioritize applications from qualified New Americans (people who have naturalized in the last 5 years) and DACA applicants Gather training materials, schedule speakers and activities for training sessions Training The National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) has trained hundreds of Community Navigators nationally to provide the services we propose. They have agreed to serve as advisors for the project with: technical support calls as needed, assistance in-person with one or two trainings, and use of: their curriculum materials, their reporting and evaluation tools, leadership development materials, and access to NPNA capacity-building webinars. We will use a combination of training materials from NPNA and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc (CLINIC) s Citizenship Navigator Training. Both are well-respected national organizations and curricula. Weekly training sessions from August-December (at Madison Public Library branches) 1. Two-hour sessions during two weeks of each month will cover: Naturalization process Encouraging others to step onto the path to citizenship Working with the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Immigrant resources in Madison area How to complete the intimidating 20-page N-400 Application for Naturalization How to answer questions without giving legal advice (defer to attorneys) Promotional activities for citizenship and legal clinics: distributing flyers, speaking at school parent meetings and public libraries, assisting law students working with applicants on N-400s 2. One 2-hour session 1 week/month: Civic engagement in Madison. Field trips to participate in civic and community events and activities (eg. volunteer at the polls on Election Day, attend Common Council & MMSD school board meetings, meet with City alders, etc.) 3. Second Friday of each month leader training will take place at monthly Citizenship and Clinics. Leaders will introduce themselves to applicants and will accompany them through the stations at clinics, working with staff attorneys. After clinics, we ll debrief to address questions, concerns, and suggestions for change. EVALUATION We will evaluate our model by: Tracking numbers of calls, s, and clinic visits, naturalizations Seeking feedback about our services from leaders, applicants, attorneys, volunteers, partner organizations USE OF FUNDS Project funds will be expended primarily on stipends for leaders, an advisory fee for NPNA, and salaries for our staff who train them and coordinate the clinics. We believe this will yield a group of strong and wellprepared individuals with excellent capacity to serve and to lead immigrant communities in Madison. d. Proposed Timeline for Implementation PROJECT SET-UP: - Select advisory group & leaders - Identify specific content Activity Estimated Start and Completion Dates July-early August 2018

4 Estimated Start and Completion Activity Dates - Develop presentations for training sessions - Line up visiting speakers - Arrange for community engagement & outreach DEVELOP & CONDUCT 16 WEEKS OF TRAINING WITH LEADERS (4 weeks/month excluding holiday weeks) August-December 1) Content for training sessions (two sessions/month, two hours) - Naturalization eligibility - Process & requirements - Community partners & local resources for naturalization - USCIS August-December - NPNA and other national resources 2) Outreach training sessions (one session/month; 2-3 hours) Leaders & coordinator conduct outreach: - Visit relevant community partner organizations - Volunteer at polls on Election Day - Attend Common Council and MMSD board meetings August-December 3) Training at Citizenship Clinics (1 session/month, 3 hours; 2 nd Friday/month; 2:00-5:00 PM) Work with immmigration attorneys & coordinator to help particpants complete the Application for August-December Naturalization, get their questions answered. 2nd Fridays/month (three hours) Evaluation of training August-December 2. Applicant Organization or Group: (2500 characters) Briefly describe the structure of your organization. Include information about your board and/or volunteers. Please describe any successes you have had that relate to the proposed project. (10 Pts) Madison Path to Citizenship (MP2C was created in 2015 to help remove the barriers to citizenship for low-income lawful permanent residents (LPRs) who are eligible to become U.S. citizens. MP2C was founded with a two-year grant from the UW-Madison Baldwin Endowment. We offer free citizenship education, legal consultation, and application services for the estimated 12,000+ immigrants in Dane County who have the legal right to advance to citizenship but are not currently naturalizing or integrating positively due to multiple barriers. MP2C has one part-time employee who works 12 hours per week to: conduct outreach in the community, answer calls and s requesting information or assistance, schedule volunteers for monthly Citizenship Clinics, oversee two citizenship classes, update the website, and fundraise to keep program services available. We have four trained law students who meet with applicants to help them complete the N-400 Application for Naturalization and help staff monthly clinics. At larger workshop events our partner organizations supported us with 36+ volunteers. Since we began providing naturalization services in December 2015, MP2C has helped more than 300 lawful permanent residents in their efforts to naturalize. The Community Immigration Law Clinic (CILC - founded in 2009, is a 501(c)3 that offers a free walk-in legal clinic twice monthly for people who want a consultation with an immigration attorney. The CILC board has been primarily responsible for the free immigration legal services provided at bi-monthly clinics, and for cases we take on. For clinics, there is a panel of volunteer attorneys, volunteer non-attorneys, and volunteer interpreters who are all trained to help at clinics. CILC has one full-time volunteer paralegal who was trained for her role. In 2017 CILC hired our first employee, an attorney whose time is devoted to defending immigrants undergoing deportation proceedings on a cooperative grant with the UW-Madison Law School and Dane County.

5 In the past nine years CILC has provided free legal services to more than 2500 individuals from 52 countries. We have provided more than 50 public trainings or know your rights seminars. In the past three months CILC has directly represented 11 people and helped them avoid deportation. MP2C and CILC collaborate to offer a free Citizenship Clinic once a month (apart from the CILC clinics). 3. Alignment: (2500 characters) Briefly describe how your proposed project aligns with City, neighborhood or community based planning processes or reports. (10 Pts) While there is no centralized City of Madison office devoted to immigrant or naturalization services, the City of Madison has done much to support its immigrant residents. Madison Path to Citizenship has a special relationship with the City of Madison. In 2016 Mayor Paul Soglin signed onto Cities for Citizenship ( to partner with Madison Path to Citizenship to provide citizenship education and naturalization preparation assistance to help Madison s LPRs residents overcome barriers to citizenship and become U.S. citizens. This proposal continues that work at a new level. We seek support from the City of Madison to build capacity among local organizations to support Mayor Soglin s decision and help the estimated 12,000+ LPRs residing in the Madison area overcome the barriers to citizenship and become naturalized citizens. Beyond naturalization the City has shown huge commitment to its immigrant (undocumented) residents by becoming a sanctuary city, even in the face of financial threats from the federal government. And shortly after the Trump Administration took office, the City sponsored United We Stand, a community forum in support of our community s immigrant residents on January 29, In addition, records show several EOP grants, initiatives, and other evidence of committing to meet the needs of immigrant Madisonians. In another local arena, Dane County also demonstrates strong support for immigrants. In February 2017 the county created a fund at the Madison Community Foundation to support legal work on behalf of immigrants. And both Madison Path to Citizenship and CILC serve on the Dane County Community Immigration Collaborative. Finally, Madison Path to Citizenship has 17 partners in the community who support our work in several ways. The partners are non-governmental organizations and University of Wisconsin-Madison units who work with immigrants. These partnerships represent yet another sector of society in our community with goals and priorities in support of immigrants. They agree with the importance of this proposed project; some already have potential leaders for the project to refer us to. 4. Community Engagement: (2500 characters) Briefly describe how residents and the community who may benefit from this project have been involved in the development of this proposal. (10 Pts) Benefits of Citizenship for the Community Citizenship benefits those who naturalize, their families, and the community. Citizens can vote, run for elected office, serve on a jury. They are eligible for broader range of jobs, are better protected from deportation; and are eligible for public benefits available only to citizens. National research tells us more than half of lawful permanent residents in the US are low income but that with citizenship--income, home ownership, and employment rates increase. And cities benefit from added tax revenue. Naturalization also has social and security advantages as citizens tend to be better integrated into society. Immigrants who are more positively integrated have increased well-being, and are less likely to feel isolated or marginalized. Immigration analysts in Europe see high rates of terrorism where there has been decades immigration without integration. So helping immigrants naturalize will also benefit our community socially.

6 Community Involvement We have regular opportunities for input into our planning process with: Follow up calls to clinic applicants to identify their needs and get their feedback about our services Check-in with attorneys and other volunteers after applicant contact and clinics Ask for input from partner organizations This enables us to make changes to improve our services without waiting for a new funding cycle. For example, the workshop model we employed when we started comes from much larger cities with different needs and longer histories of citizenship services. Applicants and volunteers didn t like lines at workshops or waiting six months between workshops. Our response: we created a new model that made more sense for Madison: one-on-one application support at flexible times, followed by monthly Citizenship Clinics, by appointment. This is far better use of the valuable time of our applicants, attorneys & volunteers. Finally, creating a program that trains and elevates immigrant leaders is the best way we know to engage the target population in planning our program. Promotores are the experts on our target population: they form part of the immigrant groups we serve, know their needs, speak their languages, and can receive feedback that applicants may not feel comfortable giving directly to us. We feel strongly that working with promotores will enable us to adjust our program to better meet the needs of the people we serve. 5. Collaboration: (2500 characters) Briefly describe any collaboration or coordination with other organizations or service providers in the development of this proposal. (5 Pts) Madison Path to Citizenship (MP2C) is the lead organization for this project and has consulted with all partners listed below in the development of this proposal. MP2C s coordinator will develop and coordinate the six-month project, create and work with an advisory group to select leaders, take responsibility to develop and conduct training, supervise leaders, recruit guest speakers, line up community engagement activities, set up & supervise Citizenship Clinics, troubleshoot any issues that arise. Community Immigration Law Clinic will provide legal services and some training. CILC is also fiscal agent for the grant. Latino/a Law Student Association from the UW-Madison Law School will continue to provide pro bono law students who have been trained to provide legal services support under the supervision of an attorney & MP2C coordinator. Literacy Network will offer names of potential community leaders. National Partnership for New Americans will provide use of their webinar materials on naturalization and immigrant services, and will serve in advisory capacity for the grant project. Madison Public Library will provide space for training and is working with us to prepare Citizenship Corners in five of the nine branch libraries. Their displays attract attention about naturalization, binders will contain information, educational materials, forms for naturalization, and brochures from service providers for the city s immigrant communities. Christ Presbyterian Church will provide space for monthly Citizenship Clinics. 6. Funding: (10 points- includes workshop attendance) a) Has your organization received funding from the City of Madison Community Development Division, City of Madison CDBG office, Community Resources, or the Emerging Opportunities Program in the last 5 years? (Please note: Amount and frequency of funding will be considered in scoring this criteria) Yes No b) What other funding do you anticipate pursuing if the project is expected to continue? (500 characters)

7 We hope to apply for the City's Community Engagement grant. We may approach the Dane County Immigrant Collaborative. We are looking at conducting fundraising events. UW Extension may offer continued support once they have moved to UW-Madison campus. 7. Budget (5 points): a. Summarize your project budget by estimated costs, revenue, and fund sources. BUDGET EXPENDITURES TOTAL PROJECT COSTS AMOUNT OF CITY REQUESTED AMOUNT OF NON- CITY REVENUES SOURCE OF NON- City FUNDED PORTION A. Personnel Costs (Complete Personnel chart below) 1. Salaries/Wages (show detail below) 2. Fringe Benefits and Payroll Taxes B. Program/Project Costs 1. Program/Project supplies and equipment Office Supplies Transportation Other (explain) 16,800 16,800 1,350 C. Space Costs 5. Rent/Utilities/Telephone Other (explain): D. TOTAL (A + B + C) 17,400 16,800 0 Explanation of Other expenses: (500 characters) STIPENDS for Subcontractors' Services - Six month project: - CILC (legal services) 1,000 (3 hours/month) - For each leader: 800 x 6 leaders = 4,800 (10 hours/month) Stipend coordinator: 9,000 (40 hours/month) Advisory & materials support (NPNA): 2,000 (flat advisory fee) In kind contributions: - Law students provide 15 pro bono hours/month x 6 months & will assist at clinic training. - Christ Presbyterian Church provides space and photocopying. - CILC is fiscal agent (no overhead). b. Personnel Chart: List all paid staff that will be working on the proposed program/project. Title of Staff Position F.T.E.* Proposed Hourly Wage*

8 Title of Staff Position F.T.E.* Proposed Hourly Wage* TOTAL *FTE = Full Time Equivalent (1.00,.75,.50, etc.) 2080 hours = 1.00 FTE Please identify FTE that will be spent in this project. *Note: All employees involved in programs or project receiving City of Madison funds must be paid the established Living Wage as required under City of Madison Ordinance Effective January 1, 2018 December 31, 2018, the Living Wage is per hour.

9 City of Madison Contracts: -SIGNATURE PAGE- The following information is provided in order to outline city requirements that will apply if your proposal is funded. All allocated funds will be administered through contracts with the City of Madison, Community Development Division. If funded, the City of Madison reserves the right to negotiate the final terms of a contract with the selected organization. If funded, applicants will be required to attend a mandatory meeting on contracting requirements in early May City purchase of service contracts include requirements regarding non-discrimination, consideration of vulnerable populations along with specific requirements in the following three areas: 1. Affirmative Action: If funded, applicant hereby agrees to comply with City of Madison Ordinance 39.02, an Affirmative Action Plan with the City Department of Civil Rights (DCR) or an exemption if allowed by City DCR. A model Affirmative Action Plan and instructions are available at: 2. Living Wage Ordinance: All employees involved in programs or projects supported by City of Madison funds must be paid the established Living Wage as required under City of Madison Ordinance The Living wage effective January 1, 2018 is per hour. For more information on Living Wage requirements, go to 3. Insurance If funded, applicant agrees to secure insurance coverage in the following areas to the extent required by the City Office of Risk Management: Commercial General Liability Automobile Liability Worker s Comp Professional Liability The cost of this coverage can be considered in the request for funding. The Certificate of Insurance that will be required at the time of contracting is available on the City of Madison Risk Management website. A sample contract that includes standard provisions may be obtained by contacting the Community Development Division at (608) Signature: (Any applications submitted without a signature will be considered incomplete and will not be considered for funding.) Applicant Signature: Enter Name: March 1, Date: 2018 By entering your initials in the box, Laurie S. Z. Greenberg LSZG You are electronically signing your name and agreeing to the terms above.