To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #25-071-15 with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. (dba Heluna Health)
☒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 #25-071-15 with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. (dba Heluna Health), a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $11,943,357 to provide shelter, coordinated entry services, and transitional and permanent supportive housing programs for homeless youth and adults in Contra Costa County, for the period from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract will result in annual contractual service expenditures of up to $11,943,357 and is funded by 81% State Grant Funds, 13% Federal Grant Funds, 4% County General Fund, and 2% Local Grants Funds.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing shelter, transitional and permanent supportive housing program for homeless youth and adults in Contra Costa County. Public Health Foundation Enterprise, Inc. has been providing services to the County under this Contract since April 1, 2015. This Contractor has a long-standing relationship with Contra Costa County and has routinely demonstrated specialized expertise in providing full scope Human Resources to employees operating under Health, Housing and Homeless Services. This includes services provided to Emergency Shelters, Transitional Housing Programs, CORE, Coordinated Entry (CE), Continuum of Care (CoC), and Research and Evaluation programs provided to individuals and families experiencing homelessness. This Contractor understands the needs of the County has knowledge and experience with the complex nature of what it takes to staff street outreach services with individuals sufficient to meet contractual obligations and ensure appropriate staff to client ratios.
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 was approved by the Public Works Department’s Purchasing Division on June 5, 2024.
On December 3, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #25-071-13 with Public Health Foundation Enterprise, Inc. (dba Heluna Health), in an amount not to exceed $9,888,048 to provide CE, shelter, and transitional and permanent supportive housing for homeless youth and adults in Contra Costa County for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
On June 24, 2025, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract Amendment #25-071-14 with Public Health Foundation Enterprise, Inc. (dba Heluna Health), to increase the payment limit by $326,365 to a new payment limit of $10,214,413 to reimburse the Contractor for maintaining a vehicle fleet for staff to use to provide shelter, coordinated entry, and transitional and permanent supportive housing programs services for homeless youth and adults in Contra Costa County with no change in the term.
Approval of Contract #25-071-15 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide shelter, coordinated entry, and transitional and permanent supportive housing services through June 30, 2026. This Contract was delayed due to lengthy budget negotiations between the Contractor and Division and by labor unions requesting to meet and confer. The County has met its obligations with the respective labor partner(s).
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, County will lack adequate capacity to continue operating its three emergency shelters and formerly homeless individuals will experience longer wait times for shelter and respite services and will not have the needed supportive housing services.
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).