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must provide community-focused, culturally and linguistically 1 appropriate education and assistance targeted to meet the needs of 2 each community and related to safeguarding public assistance benefits 3 provided through an electronic benefit card and how to avoid the 4 trafficking or skimming of benefits. To the extent practical, the 5 department must make available information and data to refine this 6 campaign for those communities most impacted to ensure inclusion of 7 any relevant groups not already identified in this provision. The 8 contracted organization, in collaboration with the department, must 9 focus its outreach in highly impacted geographic areas including, but 10 not limited to, Burien, Federal Way, Kent, Lynnwood, White Center, 11 West Seattle, Seattle's International District, Chinatown, and the 12 Central District, Yakima and other identified locations. 13 (18) $10,881,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 14 fiscal year 2024, $10,131,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 15 for fiscal year 2025, $6,734,000 of the general fund—federal 16 appropriation, and $2,404,000 of the domestic violence prevention 17 account—state appropriation are provided solely for domestic violence 18 victim services. Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $750,000 19 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2024 must be 20 distributed to domestic violence services providers proportionately, 21 based upon bed capacity. 22 (19) $1,100,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 23 fiscal year 2024 and $715,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 24 for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the department to meet 25 the terms of its settlement agreement with the United States 26 department of agriculture (USDA). 27 (a) Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $500,000 of the 28 general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2024 is provided 29 solely for the department to repay USDA as part of the settlement 30 agreement. 31 (b) Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $600,000 of the 32 general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2024 and $715,000 of 33 the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are 34 provided solely for the department to fund employment and training 35 activities for able-bodied adults without dependents receiving food 36 benefits from the USDA supplemental nutrition assistance program. 37 (20) $3,844,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 38 fiscal year 2024, $7,921,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 39 p. 205 ESSB 5187.SL