IMMIGRANT DEFENDERS LAW CENTER (5)

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EXHIBIT A CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (Cerenade): ImmDef utilizes a case management system (Cerenade) to manage all of our client data. The cost of this system has been proportionally allocated to this budget by the percentage of our total FTE of our total staff. IT EQUIPMENT: To account for damage to equipment during frequent travel to and from the shelters, ImmDef anticipates needing to purchase one laptop during this contract year. Governance & Administration RATE: ImmDef's governance and administration rate does not include overhead costs; we calculate this rate by dividing the costs listed by ImmDef's total budget to get the of the overall budget that these costs represent. This comes out to 14%. This rate covers the following costs: Executive and Administrative Support Salaries; Insurance of Various Types (including malpractice); Accounting; Audit; Payroll Processing; Taxes; Bank Fees; Legal Fees 10) Please attach your organization's operating budget for the current fiscal year. Attached Separately. 11) What support or technical assistance from Vera would be most helpful to your program? Please include any additional relevant details. The menu of services includes legal training for LSPs, assistance with stakeholder relationships, research and data reporting, and strategic communications support. ImmDef would be most interested in receiving assistance from Vera for political strategy to continue this grant for the long-term. ImmDef would also be interested in working with Vera on a media strategy to highlight deportation defense and universal rep for SA and the larger OC community. 12) Share additional information as you see fit, including any additional funding available to your organization to support the proposed services. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the waywe provide services. Now that COVID-19 positive cases have begun to stabilize, our staff has resumed going to the Adelanto Detention Center when necessary. It is more imperative than ever to ensure the City of Santa Ana has a clear understanding of the life of immigration cases. For example. COVID-19 has caused extreme backlog. The non -detained docket has also slowed down considerably; many cases have been cancelled and rescheduled for 2022. Without a multi- year contract our representation is disrupted and the outcomes of our clients' cases will be affected. We are in a unique time in history with ever -changing policies set forth with a new administration. With this in mind, it is more important than ever for as many Santa Ana residents to have access to counsel under the universal representation model. In addition, continuing to prevent detention and fighting for Santa Ana residents to be freed from detention is in and of itself a success. Together we will be able to fight to keep Santa Ana families together, and on a path to contribute to their work, families, and communities without fear. While we will not be subsidizing this program directly beyond case management support, we will be continuing this program within the context of an organization with multiple other funding sources that are supporting our detained and released deportation defense. The Santa Ana staff members will benefit from being part of a larger team which will results in a larger number of template motions, trainings, and other resources being available to them. Additionally, because we have a large team working at Adelanto, this project will benefit from the ability to have other ImmDef staff members cover hearings, submit filings, visiting clients, and other support to ensure efficiency in our representation. 11