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Council member seeks clarification on the immigrant collaborative

5:13:52

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Council Member Alexa Avilés asks for clarification about the name of the collaborative mentioned by Lewie Briggs. Briggs confirms it's the Citywide Immigrant Legal Empowerment Collaborative (SILAC), funded under the IOI contract by DSS.

SILAC stands for Citywide Immigrant Legal Empowerment Collaborative
It's funded under the IOI (Immigrant Opportunities Initiative) contract
The funding comes from DSS (Department of Social Services)

Alexa Avilés

5:13:52

So can you repeat what name of the collaborative was again?

Lewie Briggs

5:13:57

Yes.

5:13:58

The collaborative is the Citywide Immigrant Legal Empowerment Collaborative or SILAC.

Alexa Avilés

5:14:03

SILAC.

5:14:04

And it's part of the immigrant collaborative, Moya's Immigrant Collaborative?

Lewie Briggs

5:14:08

It's funded under the IOI contract under DSS.

5:14:11

Got

Alexa Avilés

5:14:12

it.

5:14:12

And you mentioned three and I think I only picked up two.

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