To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #25-116 with Shelter, Inc.
☒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 #25-116 with Shelter, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $500,000, to provide rapid rehousing services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of becoming homeless in Contra Costa County for the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $500,000 for FY 2023-24 and will be funded as budgeted 100% by Homeless, Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP).
BACKGROUND:
This contract meets the social needs of county’s population by providing rapid rehousing and housing support services to the homeless 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 individuals and families experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of becoming homeless.
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. The request for proposal (RFP) was posted on January 11, 2023 and closed on March 3, 2023. Shelter, Inc. was selected through the RFP process on April 28, 2023.
Approval of new Contract #25-116 will allow the contractor to provide rapid rehousing 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 RFP process.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, individuals and families will not receive the necessary rapid rehousing and housing support services further putting individuals and families experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of becoming homeless at risk.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcomes: “Children Ready For and Succeeding in School”; “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).