To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #25-084-4 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 #25-084-4 with Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing, Inc. (dba Hope Solutions), a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,342,790 to provide rapid re-housing and homeless prevention services for homeless transition age youth (TAY) in Contra Costa County to achieve self-sufficiency and housing stability, for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $1,342,790 over a 2-year period and is funded by 93% Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention Program (HHAPP) funds ($1,242,790) and 7% Housing and Homelessness Incentive Program (HHIP) funds ($100,000).
BACKGROUND:
This contract meets the social needs of county’s population by providing rapid rehousing and homeless prevention services to the homeless TAY 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 TAY experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of becoming homeless. This contractor has been providing rapid re-housing 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 January 11, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #25-084-2 with Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing, Inc. (dba Hope Solutions) in an amount of $209,531 to provide wraparound case management and rapid re-housing services for homeless TAY in Contra Costa County to achieve self-sufficiency and housing stability for the period January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023.
On March 1, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #25-084-3 to increase the payment limit by $679,044 to a new payment limit of $888,575 with no change the term January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023.
Approval of Contract #25-084-4 will allow contractor to continue to provide rapid rehousing and homeless prevention services to TAY through June 30, 2025. This contract is delayed due to the prolonged planning process and the RFP process to select this contractor.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, homeless TAY in Contra Costa County will not receive housing assistance provided by contractor.
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).