To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #25-083-5 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 #25-083-5 with Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing, Inc. (dba Hope Solutions), a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $2,160,587 to provide rapid rehousing and homeless prevention services to families enrolled in County’s Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) CalWORKs program and who are at risk of, or currently experiencing, homelessness and are eligible to receive services through the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) HousingWORKS! program, for the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in an annual expenditure up to $2,160,587 and will be funded 100% by EHSD CalWORKs.
BACKGROUND:
This contract meets the social needs of county’s population by providing rapid rehousing and homeless prevention services to families who are at risk of, or currently experiencing, homelessness and recipients of EHSD’s CalWORKs program and who are eligible to receive services through the CDSS HousingWORKS! program. This contract is supporting EHSD’s implementation of its Housing Support Program (HSP) funded by the CDSS. HSP provides prevention and time limited rental assistance and supportive services to Contra Costa CalWORKS families. The goal of HSP is to stabilize CalWORKS families with the end goal of self-sufficiency at program end which includes maintaining safe and stable housing without the need for on-going assistance. 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. This contractor has been providing housing services for Contra Costa County since August 2019.
This contractor has been a longstanding partner in previous projects, fostering a deep understanding of our organization's mission, values, and long-term objectives. Engaging them again will enable knowledge transfer, avoiding knowledge gaps and ensuring continuity in service delivery to vulnerable populations experiencing housing instability or homelessness. The request for proposal (RFP) was posted on January 11, 2023 and closed on March 3, 2023. Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing, Inc. (dba Hope Solutions) was selected through the RFP process on April 28, 2023.
On September 13, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #25-083-4 with Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing, Inc. (dba Hope Solutions) in an amount not to exceed $2,185,587 for the provision of temporary supportive housing services to homeless Contra Costa County residents to help CalWORKs families achieve self-sufficiency and housing stability for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.
Approval of Contract #25-083-5 will allow the contractor to provide rapid rehousing and homeless prevention services through June 30, 2024. This agreement is retroactive due to a prolonged process for allocating new Measure X funds and Health, Housing and Homeless Services Division procuring services through the lengthy RFP process.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, homeless CalWORKs families in Contra Costa County will not receive the housing assistance services provided by contractor further putting their heath 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).