To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Amendment Agreement #25-084-6 with Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing, Inc. (dba Hope Solutions)
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract Amendment Agreement #25-084-6 with Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing, Inc. (dba Hope Solutions), a non-profit corporation, to amend Contract #25-084-4, (as amended by Amendment Agreement #25-084-5) effective January 1, 2025, to increase the payment limit by $74,790, from $2,942,790 to a new total payment limit of $3,017,580 to provide additional rapid rehousing and homeless prevention services for transition aged youth (TAY), adults, and families in Contra Costa County with no change in the term January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Amendment Agreement will result in additional expenditures of $74,790 funded 100% by Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention Program (HHAP) budgeted by the department. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of the County’s population by providing rapid rehousing and homeless prevention services to the homeless TAY, adult and family population in Contra Costa County. These services include case management which will assist participants with food assistance, substance use treatment, education and training, employment and benefits assistance, health care, mental health counseling, childcare, and credit repair. Rapid rehousing services will include providing financial assistance for security deposits, utility deposits/payments, moving costs, hotel/motel vouchers, paid shelter costs, housing application and credit/background check fees, partial, tiered or full rental subsidies, to participants experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of becoming homeless. Contractor has been providing rapid rehousing and homeless prevention services for the County since January 1, 2020. The request for proposal (RFP) was posted on January 11, 2023 and closed on March 3, 2023. This Contractor was selected through the RFP process on April 28, 2023.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code § 26227 and 31000. This contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. The Health, Housing and Homeless Services Division Contract Monitoring staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring of performance measures set forth in the contract are upheld.
On November 28, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #25-084-4 with Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing, Inc. (dba Hope Solutions) in an amount of $1,342,790 to provide wraparound rapid rehousing and homeless prevention services for homeless TAY in Contra Costa County to achieve self-sufficiency and housing stability for the period January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025.
On May 14, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendement #25-084-5 with Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing, Inc. (dba Hope Solutions), to increase the payment limit by $1,600,000 to a new total payment limit of $2,942,790 and extend the termination date from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2027 for additional rapid rehousing and homeless prevention services for adults, and families in Contra Costa County.
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #25-084-6 will allow Contractor to provide additional rapid rehousing and homeless prevention services to TAY, adults, and families through June 30, 2027.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Amendment Agreement is not approved, homeless TAY, adults, and families in Contra Costa County will not receive additional housing assistance provided by Contractor further putting their health and safety at risk.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcomes: “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing”; and “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families”. Expected program outcomes include an increase in positive social and emotional development as measured by the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS).