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For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Department” means the State Department of Social Services.
(b) “Multi-tiered and coordinated immigration support services” means the coordinated provision of four core service components: a statewide centralized warm line, care coordination and case management, a flexible funding pool, and trauma-informed services.
(c) “Promotorxs”, also known as community health workers (CHWs), peer leaders, or well-being advocates, means individuals who serve as a bridge between the community and the services system and nonprofit safety net, providing health education, health
promotion, prevention, informational counseling, and referral information, as well as resources in a manner that is culturally and linguistically appropriate. Promotorxs function as cultural brokers who possess a unique understanding of often difficult-to-reach communities.
(d) “Qualified nonprofit social service agency” means a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with demonstrated experience providing the four core service components of multi-tiered and coordinated immigration support services.
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(a) (1) The department shall establish a program, in coordination with one or more qualified nonprofit social service agencies, to provide multi-tiered and coordinated immigration support services in California to undocumented and mixed-status families who reside in the state and were separated by the federal government’s “zero tolerance” policy.(2) The program shall be coordinated with the qualified nonprofit social service agency or agencies that meet the following criteria:
(A) Has a statewide presence serving communities across all regions of California.
(B) Has an existing warm line
infrastructure that can be made available for immediate use.
(C) Has national experience providing immigration-related services to families separated at the border.
(D) Has demonstrated experience providing culturally and linguistically responsive cross-sector services, including social services, behavioral health services, education, and legal services systems.
(E) Has demonstrated experience providing trauma-informed care to families affected by immigration policy in the United States.
(b) Under the program established pursuant to subdivision (a), the department shall provide grants to qualified nonprofit social service agencies for the purpose of providing multi-tiered and coordinated immigration support services, which shall include the provision of
the following four core service components:
(1) A centralized warm line that provides the following functions:
(A) Makes a confidential, toll-free statewide helpline available seven days a week.
(B) Provides services in the range of languages spoken by children, guardians, and families, as applicable.
(C) Triages caller needs and provides case management or linkage to local community-based providers.
(D) Utilizes developed partnerships with promotorxs that help promote utilization of the warm line.
(2) Care coordination and case management that connects families to the following services, in the range of languages spoken by
children, guardians, and families, as applicable:
(A) Culturally relevant physical and behavioral health care.
(B) Legal services.
(C) Vocational services.
(D) Food and grocery resources.
(E) Education services.
(F) Housing services.
(3) Administration, provision, and tracking of a flexible, state-furnished funding pool to address comprehensive basic needs of families.
(4) Trauma-informed, culturally relevant services to address the psychological impact of family separation, including, but not
limited to, the following services:
(A) Individual therapy for parents, caregivers, and children.
(B) Family therapy.
(C) Group therapy.