To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #25-108 with Bay Area Community Resources, Inc.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #25-108 with Bay Area Community Resources, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $718,665, to provide rapid rehousing and homeless prevention services to individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless for the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in budgeted expenditures in an amount up to $718,665 and is funded 90% by Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) grant funds ($643,665), and 10% by Housing and Homelessness Incentive Program (HHIP) grant funds ($75,000).
BACKGROUND:
This contract meets the social needs of county's population by providing rapid rehousing and homeless prevention 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 bas...
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