To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #25-089-6 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 #25-089-6 with Public Health Foundation Enterprises (dba Heluna Health), a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $8,870,818, to provide Coordinated Entry, Outreach, Referral and Engagement (CORE) services for chronically homeless individuals 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 $8,870,818 funded by 60% State Funds, 37% Local Grants and 3% Federal funds.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of county's population by providing CORE services to homeless individuals in Contra Costa County. CORE provides outreach services and serves as an entry point into the County's coordinated entry system (CES) for unsheltered persons and work to locate, engage, stabilize and house chronically homeless individuals. Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. has been providing CORE services to the County under this agreement since October 1, 2020. 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. Contractor understands the needs of the County has knowledge and experience with the complex nature of what it takes to staff street ...
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