To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Ori Tzvieli, Interim Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #25-111-2 with Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing, Inc. (dba Hope Solutions)
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Interim Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #25-111-2 with Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing, Inc. (dba Hope Solutions), a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $663,958, to provide rapid re-housing and homeless prevention services to adults over 60 years of age and adults with disabilities in Contra Costa County who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless and enrolled in the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) Adult Protective Services (APS) Bureau’s Home Safe Program for the period from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in budgeted expenditures in an amount of $663,958 and is funded 100% by the APS Home Safe Program.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of county’s population by providing rapid re-housing and homeless prevention services to adults over 60 years of age and adults with disabilities referred by the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) to the Health Housing and Homeless Services Division (H3) who are enrolled in EHSD’s Adult Protective Services (APS) Bureau’s Home Safe Program and who are at risk of or currently experiencing homelessness. 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 re-housing 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 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.
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 qualifications (RFQ) was posted on June 9, 2023 and closed on June 21, 2023. Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing, Inc. (dba Hope Solutions) was selected through the RFP process on June 22, 2023.
On October 3, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #25-111 with Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing, Inc. (dba Hope Solutions), in an amount of $782,450 for the provision rapid re-housing and homeless prevention services to adults over 60 years of age and adults with disabilities for the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
On April 9, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract Amendment #25-111-1 with Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing, Inc. (dba Hope Solutions), effective May 1, 2024, to increase the payment limit by $782,450 to a new payment limit not to exceed $1,564,900, and extend the term from June 30, 2024 to June 30, 2025 for additional rapid re-housing and homeless prevention services to adults over 60 years of age and adults with disabilities.
Approval of Contract #25-111-2 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide rapid re-housing and homeless prevention services to adults over 60 years of age and adults with disabilities through June 30, 2026. This Contract was delayed due to extended negotiations between the Contractor and Division.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, County residents and families that are homeless or at risk of being homeless will not have access to contractor’s support services.