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A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING $25,321.39 FROM
UNUSED REFUGEE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM FUNDS TO THE CATHOLIC SERVICE BUREAU,
MIAMI REGION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF MEETING
THE MATERIAL NEEDS OF THE CUBAN AND HAITIAN
REFUGEES BEING SERVED BY SAID AGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City Commission, by Motion No. 80-430 on
June 19, 1980 previously authorized the emergency allocation
of an amount not to exceed $30,000 as matching dollars to an
amount raised by Radio Station WQBA, Latin businessmen and
Junta Patriotica Cubana, to feed then newly -arrived Cuban
refugees; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 9148 adopted on July 24, 1980
established a Trust and Agency Fund to receive contributions
to the Refugee Assistance Program; and
WHEREAS, the sutra presently remaining in the emergency pro- -
gram fund is $53,321.39 collected by, from, and through local
Latin businessmen, Radio Station WQBA, and Junta Patriotica
Cubana, and will amount to $25,321.39 after the City deducts
its initial matching grant; and
WHEREAS, the Catholic Service Bureau, Miami Region, is
a program of the Archidocese of Miami offering social services
to the residents of Dade County, and has been in existence for
50 years, starting to serve the hispanic population 30 years
ago with its first bilingual social worker, and having as a
goal to meet the needs of Dade County's population regardless
of race, creed, or nationality; and
WHEREAS, the said agency, due to the considerable influx
of Cuban and Haitian refugees, is mainly serving refugees whose
material needs are tremendous with no resources available to
meet these needs;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
CITY COMMISSION
MEETING OF
JUt2 3 1981
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Section 1. The sum of $25,321.39 is hereby allocated to
the Catholic Service Bureau, Miami Region, from unused Refugee
Emergency Assistance Program funds for the purpose of meeting
the material needs of the Cuban and Haitian refugees being
served by said Agency.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of Ju1y , 1981.
Maurice A. Ferre
ST:
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H G. ONGIE, CITY CLERK
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
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ROBERT F. CLERK
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
ED AS Ta FORM ANO CORRECTNESS:
GEO E F. KNOX, JR.
CI ATTORNEY
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M A Y 0 R
CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA
/ INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Howard V. Gary SATE June 26, 1981 FILE
City Manager
ius.EC- Destination of the unused portion
of the monies raised to feed newly
arrived Cuban refugees.
Cesar H. Odio �
`R°"" Assistant City Manager � REFERENCES-
1. City Clerk Report 6/19/80
ENCLOSURES 2. Amendments Nos. 9147 and 9148
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It is recommended that the unused portion
($53,321.39) of the monies raised by local
Latin businessmen, WQBA, and the Junta <-
Patriotica Cubana, and which were matched
by the City of Miami to feed newly arrived
Cuban refugees, be allocated to the Catholic —'
Service Bureau to aid them in their efforts;
to provide items and services to Cuban and 71
Haitian entrants.
The Catholic Service Bureau, Miami Region, is a program of the Archdiocese'of
Miami, offering social services to the residents of Dade County. It has been
in existence for fifty years and started serving the hispanic population thirty
years ago with its first bilingual social worker. The goal of this agency is
to meet the needs of Dade County's population regardless of race, creed, or
nationality.
In recent years, in order to better serve its clients, the said agency has
opened two outreach offices, one located in the Little Havana area, the other
in Hialeah. Due to the considerable influx of Cuban and Haitian refugees, these
offices are mainly serving refugees, whose material needs are tremendous, with
no resources available to meet these needs.
Assistance could be given by providing:
1. Tools, which would enable them to secure jobs (sewingmachines, etc.);
2. Layettes and children's clothing. Whenever possible these would be bought
directly from manufacturers in order to save money;
3. Emergency food - in case there is a delay in the provision of food stamps
and persons do not have the means to buy food;
4. Transportation - cash monies that would enable clients to move around in
the community in search of jobs and housing;
5. Medicines in emergencies - for clients not yet in the possession of a
Medicaid card, or to provide medicine not available under Medicaid;
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